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THE    PLAYERS 

BLUE  BOOK. 


COMPILED    BY 


A.  D.  STORMS. 


WORCESTER,  MASS. 
SUTHERLAND  &  STORMS,  PUBLISHERS. 


COPYRIGHT,    I9OI, 

BY 

A.  r>.  STORMS. 


THE  PLAYEP5  BLUE  BOOK 


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PREFACE. 

In  compiling  The  Players  Blue  Book  the  aim  has  been  to  supply  a 
series  of  photographs  and  short  biographies  of  those  actors  and  actresses 
best  known  at  the  present  time  and  to  furnish  in  convenient  form  a  souve- 
nir of  this  age  of  the  drama  in  America  from  the  view  point  of  those  who 
interpret  it.  It  is  not  meant  to  be  a  critical  work,  nor  a  work  of  reference, 
though  accuracy  has  been  sought  after  above  all  else.  Information  about 
the  people  of  whom  the  book  tells  has  been  obtained  from  the  people 
themselves,  though  in  a  few  cases  where  this  information  was  found  to  be 
too  meager,  other  sources  have  been  questioned.  The  vain  imaginings  of 
press  agents  have  been  carefully  eliminated,  and  the  attempt  has  been  to 
present  the  matter  in  an  attractive  form  and  to  say  as  much  as  possible  in 
the  space  alloted  to  each  biography. 

Of  course,  in  a  work  of  this  kind  it  is  well  nigh  impossible  to  please 
every  one.  Some  names  may  have  been  omitted  which  by  right  should 
have  place,  and  other  names  added  which,  in  the  opinion  of  some,  should 
have  been  left  out.  It  has  been  the  object  of  the  compiler  to  present  those 
who  have  by  their  efforts  and  talents  found  place  in  the  front  ranks  of 
the  profession  and  to  give  facts  without  prejudice.  When  it  has  been 
possible  to  procure  well  authenticated  anecdotes  or  bits  of  life  history 
not  exactly  bearing  upon  theatrical  experience  but  of  an  interesting  nature, 
these  have  been  briefly  told,  in  the  belief  that  dry  information  is  not 
digestible  without  a  sauce  of  story. 

The  compiler  wishes  to  thank  the  members  of  the  profession,  manag- 
ers, and  others  who  have  assisted  in  making  the  completion  of  this  work 
possible,  and  to  acknowledge  his  gratitude  especially  to  those  whose  por- 
traits and  biographies  appear  herein. 


JOSEPH  JEFFERSON. 

Since  the  year  1728,  the  name  Jefferson  has  been  known 
to  the  play-going  public.  The  fourth  in  descent  of  this  line  of 
famous  actors  is  Joseph  Jefferson,  the  son  of  Joseph  Jefferson, 
and  the  great-grandson  of  Thomas  Jefferson. 

He  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  February  20,  1829,  and  was 
reared  amidst  theatrical  surroundings,  and  in  1833,  when  but 
four  years  old,  he  made  his  first  appearance  at  a  theatre  in 
Washington,  being  carried  upon  the  stage  by  the  late  Thomas 
D.  Rice.  Five  years  later  the  Jefferson  family  moved  to 
Chicago,  and  for  the  next  twelve  years  led  the  life  of  stroll- 
ing players,  acting  in  country  hotels,  and  even  in  barns. 
Mr.  Jefferson's  first  appearance  in  *'  Rip  Van  Winkle,"  his  great- 
est success,  was  in  1860,  at  the  Adelphi  Theatre,  London.  Since 
that  time  he  has  played  in  this  piece  over  five  thousand  times. 
Mr.  Jefferson  has  also  impersonated  many  other  characters,  the 
most  notable  of  which  are  Bob  Acres,  in  *'  The  Rivals;"  Caleb 
Plummer,  in  "  The  Cricket  on  the  Hearth,  "  and  Dr.  Pangloss. 
Mr.  Jefferson  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  the  richest  player 
in  the  world,  his  wealth  being  estimated  at  more  than  two 
millions. 

Mr.  Jefferson  has  lectured  on  many  different  occasions,  and, 
after  making  his  first  appearance  as  a  lecturer  at  Yale,  received 
the  degree  of  LL.  D.  In  1893,  he  was  elected  president  of  the 
Players  Club,  succeeding  Edwin  Booth. 

Mr.  Jefferson  was  first  married  in  1850,  to  Margaret  Clem- 
ents Lockyer,  who  died  in  1861.  He  was  remarried  in  1867,  to 
Sarah  Isabel  Warren. 


Photo  by  Morrison.  Chicago. 

JOSEPH     JEFFERSON. 


VIOLA  ALLEN. 

Viola  Allen  is  the  daughter  of  C.  Leslie  Allen,  a  well 
known  character  actor,  who  comes  from  a  good  old  Boston  fam- 
ily, and  Sarah  Byron  Allen,  an  English  woman  of  fine  descent. 
Miss  Allen  was  born  in  Alabama,  but  when  three  years  old  went 
with  her  parents  to  Boston,  where  her  father  was  for  many 
years  a  prominent  member  of  the  famous  Boston  Theatre 
Company.  Her  education,  begun  in  Boston,  was  continued  at 
Wykham  Hall,  Toronto,  Canada,  and  when  she  removed  with 
•the  family  to  New  York,  she  attended  a  fashionable  boarding 
school  in  that  city  for  a  few  months,  and  made  her  debut  as 
"  Esmeralda,"  in  the  play  of  that  name,  at  the  age  of  fifteen  at 
the  Madison  Square  Theatre,  where  Mr.  Allen  was  then  playing. 

After  a  few  trial  performances,  the  youthful  aspirant  was 
engaged  for  the  part  and  travelled  with  the  company  six  months, 
her  own  father  acting  the  part  of  her  father  in  the  play  and 
imparting  to  her  daily  instruction  in  stage  craft.  Like  him. 
Miss  Allen  was  a  devoted  student  of  Shakespeare,  and  subse- 
quently played  many  of  the  great  bard's  heroines,  as  well  as 
other  classical  roles  and  famous  parts  in  the  "old  comedies" 
with  the  great  Italian,  Tomaso  Salvini,  his  son  Alexander  Sal- 
vini,  John  McCullough,  Lawrence  Barrett  and  Joseph  Jefferson. 

After  one  season  at  the  historical  Boston  Museum,  creating 
and  playing  a  variety  of  parts.  Miss  Allen  was  the  original 
"Princess"  in  the  production  of  Bronson  Howard's  "Aristoc- 
racy." She  next  accepted  the  position  as  leading  lady  at  the 
Empire  Theatre,  New  York,  and  became  a  popular  favorite  in 
that  city,  meeting  with  especial  success  in  the  plays  of  "Liberty 
Hall,"  "Sowing  the  Wind,"  "  The  Masqueraders,"  "  Michael 
and  His  Lost  Angel,"  "  John  o'  Dreams,"  and  "  Under  the  Red 
Robe."  Two  seasons  ago  Miss  Allen  withdrew  from  the  Em- 
pire forces,  and  with  her  own  company  became  a  star  under  the 
management  of  Liebler  &  Co.,  appearing  first  as  Glory  Quayle, 
in  "The  Christian,"  by  Hall  Caine,  in  which  play  she  gained 
almost  unprecedertted  artistic  and  financial  reward.  Good 
fortune  has  followed  her  closely,  and  as  Dolores  ^lendoza,  in 
the  romantic  play  "  In  the  Palace  of  the  King,"  she  has  equalled, 
if  not  surpassed,  her  former  successes. 

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Photo  bv  Miner,  New  York. 


VIOLA    ALLEN, 


RICHARD  MANSFIELD. 

It  was  on  the  nig^ht  of  January  10,  1883,  that  Richard 
Mansfield  startled  the  theatrical  world  by  his  wonderful  por- 
trayal of  the  character  of  Baron  Chevrial,  in  "A  Parisian  Ro- 
mance." Before  that  time  he  had  been  but  little  known;  since 
then  everybody  has  heard  of  him  and  to-day  he  ranks  in  Amer- 
ica as  does  Sir  Henry  Irving  in  England.  His  ''  Dr.  Jekylland 
Mr.  Hyde,"  his  magnificent  production  of  ''Richard  III,"  and 
later  his  production  of  ''Cyrano  de  Bergerac,"  have  helped  keep 
his  name  at  the  top  of  the  roster  of  American  players. 

Richard  Mansfield  was  born  on  the  island  of  Helgoland,  in 
the  North  Sea,  in  1857.  His  father  was  Maurice  Mansfield,  and 
his  mother,  before  she  married,  was  Emma  Rudersdorff,  a 
famous  opera  singer.  When  ten  years  old  he  was  sent  to 
school  in  Germany,  and  later  to  the  Derby  School,  England, 
where  he  made  his  first  stage  appearance  in  a  schoolboy  pres- 
entation of  "The  Merchant  of  Venice."  In  1872,  his  mother 
having  come  to  America,  Richard  came  too,  and  obtained  a 
position  in  a  dry  goods  store  in  Boston  and  for  a  time  served 
as  musical  critic  on  the  Boston  Globe.  He  also  tried  his  hand 
at  painting,  and  went  back  to  England  in  hope  of  selling  some 
of  his  pictures.  He  was  unsuccessful  and  he  soon  found  him- 
self stranded  and  penniless.  After  three  years  of  hardship  he 
obtained  a  position  as  a  parlor  entertainer,  but  his  privations 
had  so  weakened  him  that  he  failed  to  do  the  work  he  had  set 
for  himself.  Then  he  joined  a  provincial  company  playing 
"  Pinafore,"  and  kept  this  position  for  three  years.  He  later  ob- 
tained a  position  at  the  Globe  Theatre,  London,  where  he  made 
a  hit  in  comic  operas.  In  1882  he  returned  to  America,  appear- 
ing at  the  old  Standard  Theatre,  New  York.  A  year  later  the 
success  of  "A  Parisian  Romance  "  brought  him  into  prominence. 

Among  his  successful  plays  may  be  mentioned  "A  Parisian 
Romance,"  "  Prince  Karl,"  "  Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde,"  "  Rich- 
ard III,"  "Beau  Brummel,"  "The  Devil's  Disciple,"  "Cyrano 
de  Bergerac,"  and  during  the  present  season  (1900-'01)  he  has 
been  appearing  with  his  usual  success  in  the  magnificent  pro- 
duction of  "  Henry  V." 

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Photo  by  Sarouy,  New  York. 

RICHARD     MANSFIELD. 


MRS.  FISKE. 

Mrs.  Fiske  was  born  in  New  Orleans,  the  daughter  of 
Thomas  Davey  and  Elizabeth  Maddern,  and  in  her  earlier  stage 
career  took  her  mother's  name.  Her  father  was  prominent  in  the 
South  as  a  theatrical  manager.  Her  mother  was  a  daughter  of 
Richard  Maddern,  an  English  musician,  who  came  to  this  coun- 
try with  a  large  family  and  organized  a  travelling  concert  com- 
pany composed  of  his  own  children.  The  organization  was 
known  as  the  Maddern  family.  Mrs  Fiske's  mother  was  a 
remarkable  musician,  and  became  a  well  known  actress  later 
under  her  husband's  management. 

Although  born  to  the  theatre,  as  it  were,  and  a  figure  in  it 
since  childhood,  Mrs.  Fiske's  natural  dramatic  aptitudes  and 
instincts  have  been  disciplined  and  perfected  by  the  hardest 
and  most  varied  work.  A  sketch  of  her  career  superficially 
read  is  a  lesson  to  the  novice  who  expects  quick  recognition  in 
the  theatre.  Born  of  parents  whose  lives  were  devoted  to  the 
stage,  Mrs.  Fiske  made  her  debut  as  Minnie  Maddern,  as  the 
Duke  of  York,  in  Richard  HI.  vShe  played  and  travelled  con- 
tinuously until  fourteen,  acting  in  a  great  variety  of  parts.  At 
the  age  of  sixteen,  she  became  a  star,  and  even  then  was 
hailed  as  a  genius.  In  1890  she  married  Harrison  Grey  Fiske, 
editor  and  proprietor  of  The  Dramatic  Mirror,  and  for  five 
years  was  absent  from  the  stage,  only  to  show  upon  her  reap- 
pearance, the  results  of  study  and  introspection  on  a  highly 
artistic  temperament.  From  her  first  reappearance  she  stead- 
ily blazed  a  new  path  in  dramatic  art,  and  has  come  to  be  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  most  original  artists  of  her  time.  Her  later 
achievements  have  been  won  as  Nora,  in  "A  Doll's  House;" 
Cesarine,  in  "La  Femme  de  Claude;"  Marie  Deloche,  in  the  play 
of  that  name  from  **  La  Menteuse;"  Madeline,  in  *'  Love  finds  the 
Way;"  Cyprienne,  in  **  Divorcons;"  Gilberte,  in  "  Frou-Frou," 
and  many  other  plays  that  preceded  her  universal  triumphs  in 
''Tess  of  the  D'  Ubervilles,"  and  "Becky  Sharp." 


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Photo  by  Thors,  San  Francisco. 

MRS.    FISKE. 


NAT.  C.  GOODWIN. 

Born  in  Boston,  Mr.  Goodwin's  first  stage  appearance 
occurred  at  the  Boston  Museum.  This  event  brought  an  engage- 
ment  at  Niblo's  Garden,  New  York,  after  which  Goodwin  ap- 
peared in  two  variety  sketches — "Stage  Struck,"  and  "Home 
from  School."  His  next  venture  was  with  Tony  Pastor,  in 
New  York.  His  success  with  this  gentleman  led  to  his  engage- 
ment, late  in  1875,  to  play  Captain  Crosstree,  in  the  burlesque 
of  "  Black  Eyed  Susan,"  at  the  Fourteenth  Street  Theatre,  New 
York.  Later,  in  conjunction  with  John  Brougham,  he  assumed 
his  first  comedy  part,  Tom  Nape,  in  "  Sketches  in  India."  The 
role  of  Stephen  Poppincourt,  in  "The  Little  Rebel,"  followed. 
The  famous  burlesque,  "Evangeline,"  was  acted  at  the  Boston 
Museum  on  July  10,  1876,  Goodwin  being  Captain  Wietrich 
in  the  cast.  He  then  formed  the  Eliza  Weathersby  Froliques, 
and  produced  "Hobbies."  This  practically  ended  the  burlesque 
period  of  Mr.  Goodwin's  career,  for,  with  the  production  of 
"The  Member  for  Slocum,"  in  the  fall  of  1881,  he  became 
identified  with  parts,  with  the  exception  of  the  season  of  1882-83, 
when  he  appeared  as  Sim  Lazarus,  in  "The  Black  Flag,"  and 
the  season  of  1884-85,  when  he  returned  to  burlesque,  present- 
ing "Hobbies"  and  "Those  Bells,"  tmtil  "A  Gold  Mine"  was 
brought  out  in  1889.  Mr.  Goodwin's  plays  during  the  inter- 
vening time  were  "The  Skating  Rink,"  "  Little  Jack  Shepard," 
"  Turned  Up,"    and  "  Confusion." 

The  summer  of  1880  was  spent  in  England,  where  Mr. 
Goodwin  was  well  received  in  "A  Gold  Mine,"  and  "  The  Book- 
maker." On  his  return  to  this  country  he  produced  "The 
Nominee,"  and  "The  Viper  on  the  Hearth."  These  were  fol- 
lowed by  "Col.  Tom,"  "Art  and  Nature,"  "A  Gilded  Fool," 
"In  Mizzoura,"  "  David  Garrick,"  "Lend  Me  Five  Shillings," 
and  "Ambition."  The  season  of  1895-'96,  Mr.  Goodwin  spent 
in  Australia,  where  he  made  "The  Rivals"  the  feature  of  his 
repertoire.  Later,  Mr.  Goodwin  brought  out  "An  American 
Citizen,"  "Nathan  Hale,"  "The  Cowboy  and  the  Lady,"  and 
at  present  his  greatest  success,  "When  We  Were  Twenty-one." 

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Photo  by  Morrisou,  Chicago. 

NAT     C.    GOODWIN. 


MAXINE  ELLIOTT. 

Maxine  Elliott  declares  that  when  she  goes  to  Boston, 
she  feels  as  if  she  were  going  home,  although,  as  a  matter  of  fact, 
that  is  not  strictly  the  case.  She  was  educated  in  Notre  Dame 
Academy  out  in  Roxbury,  and  is  a  daughter  of  the  Pine  Tree 
State,  which  gave  birth  to  such  famous  singers  as  Emma  Eames, 
Lillian  Nordica  and  Annie  Louise  Gary.  Her  father  was  a  sea 
captain,  and  after  Miss  ElHott  was  educated  in  Boston  she  went 
with  him  on  a  long  voyage  to  South  America  and  to  Spain; 
but  she  was  able  to  continue  her  studies  while  on  ship  board, 
for  there  was  a  piano  in  the  cabin  and  there  were  many  books 
to  which  she  had  to  devote  a  fixed  part  of  each  day.  She  was 
sixteen  years  of  age  when  she  went  to  New  York  to  live,  and 
it  was  there  she  decided  she  would  become  an  actress,  largely 
because  she  wanted  a  career,  and  to  earn  a  living  for  herself 
and  her  little  sister,  from  whom  she  was  never  separated  ^^ntil 
the  latter  made  a  hit  in  London,  and  accepted  the  offer  of  a 
British  manager  to  remain  there,  as  she  has  done.  At  first 
Miss  Maxine  Elliott  appeared  with  Mr.  E.  S.  Willard,  appear- 
ing in  "The  Middle  Man,"  "John  Needham,"  "  Fool's  Para- 
dise," "The  Professor's  Love  Story,"  and  all  the  other  of  his 
successes.  When  the  "  Prodigal  Daughter"  was  first  staged  at 
the  American  Theatre,  in  New  York,  she  had  a  prominent  part, 
and  she  also  played  to  advantage  with  Rose  Coghlan.  Later, 
Augustin  Daly  gave  her  a  place  in  his  stock  company  and  she 
won  many  honors  there.  She  next  went  to  San  Francisco  for 
a  summer  engagement  with  the  Frawley  Company.  While  there 
she  received  the  offer  to  join  Mr.  Nat.  C.  Goodwin  and  go  with 
him  to  Australia,  and  the  two  have  never  been  separated  since 
that  time. 

In  private  life  she  is  Mrs.  Goodwin,  and  she  and  her  hus- 
band have  a  delightful  summer  home  in  England. 


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Photo  by  Morrison.  Chicago. 

MAXINE     ELLIOTT. 


JOHN  DREW. 

John  Drew  made  his  first  appearance  upon  the  stage  in 
Philadelphia,  at  the  Arch  Street  Theatre,  March  23,  1873,  as 
Plummer,  in  Charles  Matthew's  farce  "Cool  as  a  Cucumber." 
His  mother,  Mrs.  John  Drew,  to  whose  name  all  stag^e  people 
bow  with  reverence,  was  manager  of  the  theatre  and  in  charge 
of  the  stock  company  playing  there,  and  it  was  at  this  house 
that  his  father,  one  of  the  best  comedians  and  character  actors 
this  country  has  known,  was  seen  in  his  last  professional  service. 

Mr.  Drew  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  in  November,  1853, 
and  received  his  early  education  there.  After  his  professional 
debut,  in  '73,  he  remained  in  Philadelphia  for  two  years,  when 
he  was  discovered  by  Augustin  Daly,  who  saw  him  for  the  first 
time  as  Major  Alfred  Steele,  in  a  comedy  called  "Women  of 
the  Day."  Mr.  Daly  bought  the  play,  and  produced  it  in  New 
York  with  James  Lewis  in  the  leading  part.  Mr.  Drew  first 
appeared  with  the  Daly  company  in  February,  1875,  in  "The 
Big  Bonanza."  The  following  year  he  played  his  first  Shakes- 
pearean role,  as  Rosencranz,  in  "Hamlet,"  while  Edwin  Booth 
was  occupying  Daly's  Theatre.  Two  seasons  were  spent  tour- 
ing the  country  with  Fanny  Davenport,  and  in  1879,  Mr.  Drew 
became  leading  man  of  the  Daly  Company,  of  which  Ada  Rehan 
was  leading  lady.  From  this  time  up  to  1892,  Mr.  Drew  played 
leading  parts  in  nearly  every  play  Daly  produced,  including  re- 
vivals of  several  of  the  old  comedies. 

Mr.  Drew  became  a  star  in  1892,  and  since  then  has  been 
seen  in  "The  Masked  Ball,"  his  first  play;  Frederick  Ossian,  in 
"The  Butterflies,"  "  Christopher,  Jr.,"  "The  Bauble  Shop," 
"A  Marriage  of  Convenience,"  "One  Summer's  Day,"  "The 
Liars,"  "The  Tyranny  of  Tears,"  and  "Richard  Carvel,"  the 
latter  being  his  play  for  the  season  of  1900-'01. 

As  an  actor  of  light  comedy,  Mr.  Drew  stands  in  a  position 
as  individual  as  that  possessed  by  his  mother.  A  man  of  strict 
habits  of  integrity  and  personal  purity,  a  cultured  gentleman, 
and  a  true  descendant  of  the  famous  "  Mrs.  Malaprop." 


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Photo  1)3'  Saroiiy,  New  York. 

JOHN     DREW. 


MRS.  SARAH  COWELL  LeMOYNE. 

A  favorite  and  well  known  actress,  popular  with  American 
play-goers,  both  for  her  personal  charms  and  her  artistic  ability, 
is  Mrs.  Sarah  Cowell  LeMoyne,  wife  of  the  celebrated  veteran 
actor,  Mr.  Wm.  J.  LeMoyne,  whose  art  has  contributed  most 
effectively  to  the  fame  of  many  of  the  greatest  American  the- 
atrical companies. 

Mrs.  LeMoyne  was  born  and  bred  a  New  Yorker  and  made 
her  first  appearance  in  professional  life  in  Mr.  A.  M.  Palmer's 
Union  Square  Company,  in  1878.  She  was  at  this  tnne  a  very 
young  girl,  and  was  at  first  given  small  parts,  such  as  Madeline 
Renaud,  in  the  prologue  of  "A  Celebrated  Case;"  a  Sister  of 
Charity,  in  **  Lost  Children;"  the  Marchioness,  in  "French  Flats;" 
and  a  maid,  in  "The  Banker's  Daughter."  In  "The  Danicheffs," 
which  was  first  produced  in  Chicago,  Mr.  Palmer  gave  her 
the  part  of  the  old  woman,  in  which  she  made  quite  an  unex- 
pected hit.  Mrs.  LeMoyne  did  not  like  this  part,  however,  and 
when  the  company  returned  to  New  York,  she  asked  Mr.  Palmer 
to  give  her  another,  which  he  refused  to  do.  They  had  a  dif- 
ference on  the  subject,  the  outcome  of  which  was,  that  Mrs. 
LeMoyne  left  the  company,  and  also  theatrical  life  until  Febru- 
ary, 1898.  Mr.  Palmer  is  now  one  of  the  several  people  who 
claim  to  have  discovered  Mrs.  LeMoyne. 

After  leaving  Mr.  Palmer's  company,  in  which  she  had 
been  two  years,  she  became  a  public  reader,  and,  as  her  income 
from  this  work  was  more  than  sufficient  for  her  needs,  there  was 
no  particular  incentive  for  her  return  to  the  stage.  Two  seasons 
ago,  however  (1898),  when  they  were  casting  "The  Moth  and 
the  Flame"  at  the  Lyceum  Theatre,  New  York,  Mr.  Fitch,  the 
author,  gave  her  the  part  of  Mrs.  Lorrimer.  Since  then  she 
has  played  the  mother,  in  "Catherine;"  Mrs.  Bryant,  in  "The 
Greatest  Thing  in  the  World;"  Margaret,  Duchess  of  Maldon, 
and  Madge,  in  Zangwill's  play,  "The  Moment  of  Death;  or 
The  Never  Never  Land;"  and  the  Queen,  in  Robert  Browning's 
"  In  a  Balcony." 


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Photo  by  Diipotit,  New  YorJc. 

MRS.    LeMOYNE. 


WILLIAM  GILLETTE. 

One  of  the  best  known  author  actors,  both  in  this  country 
and  in  Eng-land,  is  WilHam  Gillette,  a  native  of  Hr.rtford,  Con- 
necticut, being  born  there  July  24,  1855.  He  is  the  descendant 
of  a  very  old  and  highly  respected  family,  the  son  of  Francis 
and  Elizabeth  Dagget  Hooker  Gillette.  Mr.  Gillette  was  edu- 
cated at  the  district  school  of  his  native  city,  and  later  attended 
the  universities  of  New  York  and  Boston. 

He  made  his  professional  debut,  at  the  age  of  twenty,  at 
New  Orleans  in  the  play  "Across  the  Continent."  He  has  also 
been  seen  in  **The  Professor,"  "Esmeralda,"  "  The  Private 
Secretary,"  "  Held  by  the  Enemy,"  "  Mr.  Wilkinson's  Widows," 
"All  the  Comforts  of  a  Home,"  "A  Legal  Wreck,"  "Too  Much 
Johnson,"  "  Secret  Service,"  "Because  She  Loved  Him  So," 
and  during  the  season  of  1900-'01  appeared  with  great  success 
in  the  title  role  of  "  Sherlock  Holmes." 

Although  Mr.  Gillette  has  proved  a  great  success  as  "  Sher- 
lock Holmes,"  he  will  not  surpass  his  success  previously  made 
in  "Secret  Service,"  a  play  from  his  own  pen.  "Secret  Ser- 
vice" had  a  long  and  successful  run  in  America,  and,  on  May 
5,  1897,  Mr.  Gillette  took  it  to  London,  opening  at  the  Adel- 
phi  Theatre,  where  it  made  a  triumph,  and  every  member  of 
the  cast  an  individual  success.  It  remained  at  the  Adelphi 
Theatre  four  weeks,  and  was  then  transferred  to  the  Comedy 
Theatre,  and  after  five  weeks  there,  was  returned  to  the  Adel- 
phi for  three  weeks,  when  it  was  necessary  to  return  to  Amer- 
ica to  fill  engagements. 

Mr.  Gillette  is  rather  eccentric,  and,  queer  as  it  may  seem, 
prefers  a  life  of  solitude  to  the  one  of  publicity  which  he  is  now 
leading,  and  his  ideal  home  is  a  little  country  place  with  no 
communication  with  the  outside  world. 


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Photo  by  Warner,  Hartford. 

WILLIAM     GILLETTE. 


MRS.  LESLIE  CARTER. 

Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  was  born  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  on  a 
large  plantation  owned  by  her  father,  whose  name  was  Dudley, 
a  descendant  of  a  very  old  and  highly  respected  family  bearing 
that  name.  Mrs.  Carter,  or  Dolly  as  she  was  called  by  her 
father,  remained  at  home  studying  under  a  governess  until  after 
her  marriage. 

Meeting  with  a  great  trouble,  both  financially  and  other- 
wise, she  decided  to  adopt  the  stage  as  a  means  of  livelihood, 
although  she  never  had  any  training  or  former  desire  for  this 
work.  Calling  upon  Mr.  David  Belasco  at  Echo  Lake,  she 
poured  forth  her  story  and  her  desire  to  that  gentleman,  who 
being  very  much  taken  with  her  appearance,  and  noting  her 
sonorous  and  pliable  voice  and  her  dramatic  intuition  and  emo- 
tional force,  promised  to  give  her  the  necessary  training  that  is 
most  essential  in  the  making  of  a  great  emotional  actress  like 
Mrs.  Carter. 

Mrs.  Carter  entered  at  once  upon  a  course  of  training  that 
has  absorbed  her  life,  and  one  that  would  certainly  appall  the 
young  woman  of  to-day  who  goes  upon  the  stage  with  a  trunk 
full  of  fine  clothes  and  who  aspires  to  become  famous  in  a  season. 

In  her  long  years  of  study  Mrs.  Carter  went  through  the 
Shakespearean  repertoire  and  studied  every  role  that  is  recog- 
nized as  classic  upon  the  English  stage.  After  six  years  of 
study  she  made  her  debut  at  the  Broadway  Theatre,  New  York, 
in  "  The  Ugly  Duckling  "  and  in  the  following  year  she  appeared 
as  Miss  Helyett,  the  Quakeress.  Mrs.  Carter  is  perhaps  best 
remembered  in  *'  The  Heart  of  Maryland  "  in  which  she  appeared 
with  great  success  both  in  this  country  and  in  England.  For 
the  past  two  seasons  she  has  been  starring  in  the  title  role  of 
**  Zaza,"  by  Mr.  Belasco,  who  also  is  the  author  of  *'  The  Heart  of 
Maryland"  and  who  has  always  been  Mrs.  Carter's  manager. 


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Photo  by  Sarony,  New  York. 

MRS.     CARTER. 


JAMES  O'NEILL. 

James  O'Neill  possesses,  beyond  his  magnetic  personality, 
a  life  story  full  of  interest.  He  was  born  in  Ireland  about  forty- 
eight  years  ago,  and  has  won  his  way  from  poverty  to  a  posi- 
tion of  influence  and  wealth.  Most  of  his  youth  was  spent  in 
Cincinnati,  and  his  parents  designed  that  he  should  enter  the 
priesthood.  The  imaginative  boy  chose  the  stage,  and  when 
he  was  seventeen  played  a  part  in  the  old  National  Theatre, 
in  Cincinnati.  He  obtained  a  position  as  an  extra  in  Edw4n 
Forrest's  company,  where  he  had  the  dignified  task  of  carrying 
a  spear.  Two  years  afterwards,  however,  he  played  Icilpus  to 
Mr.  Forrest's  Virginius.  His  success  on  the  stage  was  then 
assured.  He  became  leading  man  at  Hooley's  Theatre,  and 
afterwards  of  McVicker's  Stock  Company,  of  the  Union  Square 
Theatre,  in  New  York.  It  was  in  these  days  that  he  appeared 
with  Adelaide  Neilson,  and  made  the  beginning  of  his  national 
reputation.  At  this  time  Mr.  O'Neill  was  twenty-two  years  of 
age,  and  for  the  next  few  years  he  supported  Mr.  Booth,  alter- 
nating witk  that  great  player  in  the  leading  role  of  the  great 
tragedies,  as  Barrett  did  later. 

The  most  notable  incident  of  his  career  in  recent  years  was 
in  connection  with  the  elaborate  production  of  Salmi  Motne's 
"Passion  Play,"  at  the  Baldwin  Theatre,  San  Francisco. 
Herein  Mr.  O'Neill  was  cast  for  the  Saviour,  and  though  at 
first  entering  upon  it  most  reluctantly,  for  he  is  a  conscientious 
churchman,  he  finally  essayed  the  role  and  created  a  profound 
impression  by  his  masterful  portrayal  of  the  rare  character. 

Enormous  offers  were  made  to  the  Pacific  coast  managers 
for  a  New  York  production  of  the  "  Passion  Play,"  but  various 
impediments,  not  the  least  of  which  was  an  aroused  public  sen- 
timent against  the  production,  discouraged  the  enterprise. 
Since  that  time  Mr.  O'Neill  has  devoted  himself  to  the  classic 
repertoire,  interspersed  with  "Monte  Cristo,"  "  Fontenello," 
and  other  romantic  plays.  Hf^  appearance  in  New  York  last 
year  as  D'  Artajgnan,  was  greeted  with  cordial  interest.  This 
year  he  is  the  centre  of  the  monster  production  of  "Monte 
Cristo,"  which  Leibler  Sc  C'o.  produced  at  the  Boston  Theatre. 

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Photo  by  Hunger,  Cleveland. 

JAMES     O'NEILL. 


EDNA  MAY. 

The  rise  of  Edna  May  to  professional  distinction  has  been 
unusual.  A  few  years  ag^o  she  was  a  schoolgirl  in  Syracuse 
known  as  Edna  Petty,  the  daughter  of  E.  C.  Petty,  a  letter  carrier. 
When  she  was  sixteen  years  old  she  went  to  New  York  to  study 
singing  and  dancing,  intending  to  go  upon  the  stage  after  finish- 
ing her  studies.  Nature  had  been  very  kind  to  her  in  giving 
her  a  very  charming  and  winning  personality  and  a  most  gracious 
presence,  and  it  was  not  long  before  she  was  engaged  for  White's 
Farcical  Comedy  Company  and  appeared  in  Charles  H.  Hoyt's 
"A  Contented  Woman,"  in  which  she  was  quite  successful. 
But  Miss  May  will  perhaps  best  be  remembered  both  in  this 
country  and  in  England,  as  Violet  Grey,  the  salvation  army 
lassie,  in  "The  Belle  of  New  York."  In  this  role  she  made 
one  of  the  greatest  successes  ever  made  by  a  prima-donna. 
She  became  a  great  favorite  in  London,  and  was  fairly  loaded 
down  with  attentions  and  gifts.  When  "  The  Belle  of  New 
York"  closed,  after  a  run  of  eighty-five  weeks.  Miss  May 
appeared  in  an  operetta  entitled  *'An  American  Beauty,"  which 
was  produced  in  London  by  an  American  company. 

With  all  of  Miss  May's  substantial  personal  advantages  she 
naturally  became  very  available  material  as  a  star,  and  it  is  not 
surprising  that  Mr.  Frohman  made  her  in  some  respects  the 
pivotal  i)oint  of  his  recent  venture,  **  The  Girl  From  Up  There;" 
a  piece  which  had  quite  a  long  and  prosperous  run  at  the 
Herald  Square  Theatre,  New  York,  during  the  season  of 
1900-'01,  and  which  has  more  recently  been  presented  at  the 
Duke  of  York's  Theatre,  London. 

The  accompanying  engraving  of  Miss  May  is  as  Olga,  the 
Ice  Maiden,  in  '*  The  Girl  From  Up  There." 


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Photo  by  Dinturff,  Syracuse. 

EDNA     MAY. 


WILLIAM  H.  CRANE. 

One  of  the  g^reatest  favorites  on  the  American  stage,  who 
has  won  his  way  to  the  top  by  hard  study  and  hard  work,  is 
William  H.  Crane,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Mr.  Crane  is  the  son  of  A.  B.  and  W.  S.  Crane,  of  Leicester, 
Mass.  He  was  born  in  Leicester,  April  30,  1845.  After  attend- 
ing the  Brimmer  School,  of  Boston,  Mr.  Crane  entered  profes- 
sional life  when  at  the  age  of  eighteen.  His  first  appearance 
was  at  Utica,  N.  Y.,  as  LeBlanc,  the  notary,  in  "The  Child  of 
the  Regiment,"  under  the  management  of  Mrs.  Harriet  Holman. 
For  eight  years  he  remained  with  that  company  continuously, 
after  which  he  was  with  the  Oates  Opera  Company  at  Chicago. 

After  the  appearance  of  **Our  Boarding  House,"  at  the 
Park  Theatre,  New  York,  the  famous  Robson-Crane  partnership 
was  formed,  which  produced  many  successes,  notably  among 
which  was  "The  Henrietta,"  and  "The  Two  Dromios,"  in 
Shakespeare's  "Comedy  of  Errors."  This  partnership  termi- 
nated in  September,  1889,  since  when  Mr.  Crane,  as  an  individ- 
ual star,  has  produced  with  success  "On  Probation,"  "The 
Senator,"  "For  Money,"  "The  American  Minister,"  "Brother 
John,"  and  "David  Harum,"  the  latter  of  which,  being  the 
dramatization  of  a  popular  novel,  has  proved  an  unusual 
success. 

In  a  recent  interview  Mr.  Crane  said:  "Am  still  at  it,  and 
hope  to  be  as  long  as  the  public  wants  me;"  and,  judging  from 
the  great  hit  he  made  in  "  David  Harum,"  he  is  likely  to  remain 
on  the  stage  indefinitely. 


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Copyrighted  by  Klnier  Chickering:.  Boston. 

WM.     H.     CRANE. 


MAUDE  ADAMS. 

Miss  Maude  Adams  is  a  lineal  descendant  of  the  well 
known  Adams  family  of  Quincy,  Massachusetts.  She  is  the 
daughter  of  Annie  Adams,  known  on  the  stag^e  as  Mrs.  Adams, 
and  her  father's  name  was  Kiskadden,  a  well  known  business 
man  of  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah.  Her  greatg^randfather  was  Joshua 
Adams,  a  cousin  of  John  Quincy  Adams,  the  fifth  president  of 
the  United  States. 

Miss  Adams  was  bom  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in  November,  1872. 
Her  schooling  was  principally  received  on  the  stage,  under  the 
guardianship  of  her  mother,  although  she  attended  the  schools 
at  San  Francisco  at  intervals.  Her  first  appearance  on  the 
stage  was  when  at  the  age  of  nine  months,  in  a  play  called 
"The  Lost  Child,"  in  which  her  mother  was  appearing  at  that 
time.  She  was  with  J.  K.  Emmett  in  "Our  Fritz,"  playing  the 
part  of  little  Schneider,  and  also  appeared  in  a  number  of  child's 
roles.  When  fifteen  years  of  age  she  was  with  her  mother  as 
a  member  of  the  Alcazar  Theatre  Company  of  San  Francisco. 
Miss  Adams  was  with  E.  H.  Sothern's  company,  which  was 
under  the  management  of  Chas.  Frohman.  She  appeared  in 
"A  Lost  Paradise,"  creating  the  character  of  Nellie,  and  later 
with  Chas.  Hoyt's  "A  Midnight  Bell,"  playing  the  part  of  the 
minister's  sister.  Dot  Bradbury.  Miss  Adams  then  became 
leading  lady  with  John  Drew,  appearing  with  him  in  "The 
Masked  Ball,"  "Butterflies,"  "Christopher,  Jr.,"  "A  Bauble 
Shop,"  and  "Rosemary." 

Miss  Adams  is  perhaps  best  known  as  Lady  Babby,  in  J. 
M.  Barrie's  play  "The  Little  Minister."  This  season  she  has 
been  appearing  as  L'Aiglon,  in  the  play  of  that  name,  with  great 
success. 


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Photo  by  Fowler,  Evauston,  111. 


MAUDE     ADAMS. 


STUART  ROBSON. 

Mr.  Henry  Stuart  Robson  is  a  veteran  of  the  dramatic 
stage  who  is  admired  for  his  art,  which  has  contributed  most 
effectively  to  the  fame  of  many  of  the  greatest  of  American 
theatrical  companies,  and  who  is  loved  for  his  personal  qualities. 

Mr.  Robson  was  born  at  Annapolis,  Maryland,  March  4, 
1836,  and  is  the  son  of  Mr.  Charles  Robson  of  that  city.  As  is 
wont  with  most  boys  he  attended  the  district  school  in  his 
native  town  and  later  went  to  the  St.  John's  College,  also  of 
Annapolis. 

Mr.  Robson's  first  appearance  on  the  stage  was  in  1851, 
when  but  fifteen  years  of  age,  in  an  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  com- 
pany, but  his  first  great  success  was  not  until  1870,  when  he 
appeared  as  Captain  Crosstree,  in  the  burlesque  of  ''  Black  Eyed 
Susan."  He  was  seen  in  a  number  of  successes  for  the  next 
seven  years,  when  the  great  Robson-Crane  partnership  was 
formed  (1877),  which  produced  such  notable  successes  as  **Our 
Boarding  House,"  organized  revivals  of  "The  Comedy  of 
Errors,"  and  the  ''Merry  Wives  of  Windsor,"  and  last  but  not 
least,  "The  Henrietta,"  probably  the  most  phenomenally  suc- 
cessful play  of  modern  times,  and  one  that  will  be  long 
remembered. 

Since  separating  from  Mr.  Crane,  in  1889,  Mr.  Robson  has 
successfully  revived  "The  Comedy  of  Errors,"  playing  Dro- 
mio  of  Syracuse,  and  "She  Stoops  to  Conquer,"  playing  Tony 
Lumpkin.  For  the  past  two  seasons  Mr.  Robson  has  been  seen 
in  the  title  role  of  "Oliver  Goldsmith." 

In  1892  Mr.  Robson  married  Miss  Mary  Waldron,  of  Chicago, 
who  has  been  seen  with  her  husband  in  a  number  of  his  successes. 


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STUART     ROBSON. 


ANNIE  RUSSELL. 

Although  still  a  young  actress,  Miss  Annie  Russell  is 
recognized  as  one  of  the  greatest.  She  was  born  in  Liverpool, 
England,  in  1864,  but  at  an  early  age  moved  with  her  family  to 
Canada. 

Her  first  appearance  on  the  stage  was  in  Montreal,  when 
at  the  age  of  eight  with  Rose  Eytinge,  in  a  play  called  "Miss 
Multon."  Her  next  appearance  was  in  a  juvenile  "Pinafore" 
production,  under  the  management  of  Mr.  Haverly.  She  was 
with  that  company  for  two  years,  first  in  the  chorus,  and  then 
singing  "Josephine."  After  leaving  Mr.  Haverly,  she  obtained 
a:i  engagement  with  E.  A.  McDowell  to  play  in  South  America 
and  the  West  Indies,  appearing  in  a  most  varied  repertoire.  When 
she  returned  to  America,  she  made  her  first  important  appearance 
at  Madison  Square  Theatre,  New  York,  in  the  title  role  of  "  Es- 
meralda," while  still  a  very  young  girl.  She  appeared  in  this 
part  about  nine  hundred  times,  and  later  appeared  as  Hazel  Kirke, 
Fusha  Leach,  in  "Moths;"  Maggie,  in  Gilbert's  "Engaged;" 
Lady  Vavir,  in  "Broken  Hearts;"  Sylvia,  in  "Our  Society;" 
Mabel,  in  "Captain  Swift;"  as  Elaine,  in  "Elaine,"  which,  by 
the  way,  was  almost  as  great  a  success  as  was  "Esmeralda;" 
Miss  Hobbs,  in  "  Miss  Hobbs;"  and  is  now  appearing  with  great 
success  in  "A  Royal  Family." 

Miss  Russell  has  won  her  way  to  success  most  rapidly, 
which  is  due  for  the  most  part  to  her  hard  studyx  and  ambition. 
She  is  a  young  actress  of  pleasing  personality,  and  much  be- 
loved by  theatre  goers. 


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Photo  by  Rose  &  Sauds,  Providence. 


ANNIE     RUSSELL. 


JAMES  K.  HACKETT. 

James  K.  Ha'ckett  was  born  Sept.  6,  1869,  at  Wolf  Island, 
Ontario,  Canada.  Though  born  on  Canadian  soil,  Mr.  Hackett 
is  a  natural  born  citizen  under  the  laws  of  the  United  States, 
because  his  father  and  mother  were  both  Americans  and  were 
simply  travelling  in  Canada  at  the  time. 

Mr.  Hackett  went  through  the  public  schools  of  New  York 
City  and  was  graduated  from  Grammar  School  69,  in  the  class 
of  1886.  He  entered  the  college  of  the  city  of  New  York,  and 
was  graduated  from  that  institution  in  1891,  taking  the  degree 
of  B.  A.  He  then  entered  the  New  York  law  school,  where  he 
remained  but  a  short  time.  While  attending  this  school  he 
determined  not  to  enter  the  practice  of  law  but  to  go  upon  the 
stage. 

He  made  his  debut  in  A.  M.  Palmer's  old  stock  company, 
in  March,  1892.  He  made  rapid  progress,  and  was  next  engaged 
by  Lotta  to  play  her  leads.  After  working  hard  for  several 
seasons  under  different  managements,  Mr.  Hackett  made  his 
first  big  New  York  success  in  *' Madame  Sans  Gene,"  which 
had  a;  very  long  run  at  the  Broadway  Theatre.  After  this  en- 
gagement, Mr.  Hackett  was  the  leading  man  in  a  Kansas  City 
stock  company,  and  at  the  end  of  that  engagement  played 
Anthony,  in  ''Anthony  and  Cleopatra,"  but  soon  resigned  that 
position  to  accept  one  in  Augustin  Daly's  stock  company  in 
New  York.  He  staid  with  that  organization  during  the  autumn 
season,  but,  owing  to  a  disagreement  with  Mr.  Daly,  Mr. 
Hackett  resigned  from  his  company.  Shortly  afterward  he 
appeared  under  the  Frohman  management,  and  has  starred  in 
such  successful  plays  as  "The  Prisoner  of  Zenda,"  "Rupert  of 
Hentzaw,"  "The  Late  Mr.  Costello,"  but  the  greatest  of  all  his 
successes  has  been  in  "The  Pride  of  Jennico,"  which  had  a  run 
of  175  nights  in  New  York. 


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Photo  bv  Burr  Mcintosh.  New  York. 


JAMES     K.     HACKETT. 


MARY  MANNERING. 

Some  of  the  best  lights  of  the  theatrical  profession  twinkle 
in  obscurity  for  years  before  their  brilliancy  attracts  the  gen- 
eral attention,  while  others,  more  fortunate,  in  a  few  seasons 
become  popular  favorites.  Among  the  latter  is  Mary  Manner- 
ing,  whose  genuine  art,  vivacity  and  versatility  have  won  for 
her  a  prominent  place  among  the  notable  actresses  of  the  day. 
She  was  born  in  London,  England,  April  29,  1876,  and  the 
daughter  of  Richard  and  Florence  Friend.  In  England  she  was 
known  on  the  stage  as  Florence  Friend.  She  received  her 
education  in  private  school,  and  had  a  governess  at  her  home. 
She  was  not  quite  sixteen  years  of  age  when  she  made  her  first 
appearance  on  the  stage  with  Mrs.  James  Brown  Potter  and 
Kyrle  Bellew,  in  "Hero  and  Leander,"  which  was  produced  at 
the  Shaftesbury  Theatre,  London. 

Miss  Mannering  had  been  acting  in  the  English  provinces 
about  seven  years,  when  she  was  engaged  by  Mr.  Daniel  Froh- 
man  to  play  leading  parts  in  his  Lyceum  Theatre  Company. 
Her  first  appearance  in  this  country  was  in  a  play  called  **The 
Courtship  of  Leonie,"  since  which  she  has  been  seen  in  ''  Sow- 
ing the  Wind,"  "The  Late  Mr.  Costello,"  "  John  Myerfield," 
"Trelawney  of  the  Wells,"  and  "Janice  Meredith."  She  as- 
sumed the  title  role  in  "Janice  Meredith,"  in  which  she  has 
made  a  most  pronounced  hit,  even  surpassing  her  former  suc- 
cess as  Rose  Trelawney,  in  "Trelawney  of  the  Wells." 

In  private  life  Miss  Mannering  is  the  wife  of  James  K. 
Hackett,  the  well  known  American  actor,  to  whom  she  was 
married  in  1897. 


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MARY     MANNERING, 


JAMES  A.  HERNE. 

James  A.  Herne  commenced  his  theatrical  career  over 
forty  years  ago  in  a  typical  provincial  stock  company  of  that 
day,  at  Troy,  N.  Y.  He  was  the  leading  juvenile  of  the  com- 
pany. He  next  joined  the  then  Lyceum  Theatre  Stock  Company, 
at  Albany,  where  he  really  commenced  his  dramatic  career.  For 
the  next  few  years  Mr.  Herne  was  a  member  of  some  of  the 
best  known  stock  companies  of  the  country,  chief  among  which 
were  the  John  Ellsler  Company  in  Cleveland,  the  California 
Theatre  Stock  Company  in  San  Francisco,  and  at  the  Grand 
Opera  House  in  New  York,  under  the  management  of  James 
Fiske,  Jr.  It  was  about  this  time  that  the  stock  system  was 
merging  into  the  travelling  system,  and  Mr.  Herne  threw  in  his 
lot  with  the  innovators,  and  "went  on  the  road,"  supporting 
such  great  actors  as  the  elder  Booth,  Ristori,  Forrest,  E.  L. 
Davenport  and  Charlotte  Cushman. 

The  starring  policy  had  now  commenced  with  great  activ- 
ity, and  Mr.  Herne  cast  about  for  a  play  with  the  object  of  an 
independent  venture  as  a  star.  He  was  at  San  Francisco  at 
the  time  (1872),  when  he  met  David  Belasco,  and  being  inspired 
by  him,  Mr.  Herne  wrote  his  first  play,  "Hearts  of  Oak."  The 
play  failed  at  first,  but  afterwards  made  a  fortune  for  Mr.  Herne. 
Mr.  Heme's  career  from  now  on  is  a  record  of  great  brilliancy 
both  as  a  dramatic  author  and  as  an  active  player. 

His  original  plays, — "  Drifting  Apart,"  "The  Minute  Men 
of  '76,"  and  "Margaret  Flemming"  were  written  and  produced 
within  a  few  seasons,  and  the  latter  work  won  him  the  highest 
praise  of  the  best  critics  of  the  country.  Mr.  Heme's  next 
play  was  "  Shore  Acres,"  and  though  a  complete  failure  at  first, 
it  finally  became  a  great  success.  "Griffith  Davenport"  was 
Mr.  Heme's  next  play;  and  his  last  dramatic  work,  "  Sag  Har- 
bor," is  at  present  holding  the  boards  with  its  author  as  its 
star. 


Mr.  Herne  died  June  2,  1901,  which  was  after  this  sketch 
had  been  prepared. 

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JAMES     A.    HERNE. 


ADA  REHAN. 

Miss  Ada  Rehan  was  born  in  Limerick,  Ireland,  April  22, 
1860.  She  came  to  America  with  her  family,  whose  name  is 
Crehan,  when  she  was  five  years  old.  The  first  part  played  by 
Miss  Rehan  was  that  of  Clara,  in  Oliver  Doud  Byron's  play, 
"Across  the  Continent,"  in  May,  1873.  In  this  small  part  her 
readiness  and  talent  as  a  player  were  first  revealed.  Her  first 
appearance  on  the  New  York  stage  was  made  a  little  later  in 
the  same  year  at  Wood's  Museum.  There  she  played  a  small 
part  in  a  piece  called  "  Thoroughbred."  During  the  seasons  of 
1873,  '74  and  '75,  she  was  associated  with  the  Arch  Street  Theatre 
Stock  Company,  in  Philadelphia,  that  being  her  first  regular 
professional  engagement.  Miss  Rehan  then  went  to  McCaulay's 
Theatre,  Louisville,  where  she  acted  for  one  season.  From 
Louisville  she  went  to  Albany  as  a  member  of  John  W.  Al- 
baugh's  company,  where  she  remained  two  seasons.  The  earlj^ 
part  of  her  career  involved  professional  endeavors  in  company 
with  noted  stars,  such  as  Edwin  Booth,  Adelaide  Neilson,  John 
MacCullough,  Mrs.  Bowers,  Lawrence  Barrett,  Mrs.  Lander, 
and  John  T.  Raymond. 

September  17,  1870,  the  present  Daly's  Theatre  was  opened 
and  Miss  Rehan  made  her  first  appearance  there  in  the  part 
of  Nellie  Beers  in  a  play  called  '*  Love's  Young  Dream."  From 
that  time  until  Mr.  Daly's  death  Miss  Rehan  remained  the 
leading  lady  at  Daly's  Theatre,  and  there  she  became  one  of 
the  most  admired  women  on  the  contemporary  stage.  After 
Mr.  Daly's  death,  Miss  Rehan  selected  Klaw  and  Erlanger  as 
her  managers,  and  under  their  management  has  been  appearing 
with  great  success  as  Nell  Gwynn,  in  Paul  Kester's  comedy 
drama,  "  Sweet  Nell  of  Old  Drury." 

Those  who  would  adequately  estimate  Ada  Rehan' s  versa- 
tility have  only  to  consider  the  list  of  parts  played  by  her, 
ranging  from  Rosalind  to  Tilburina,  from  Viola  to  Lady  Gay 
Spanker,  from  Oriana  to  Miss  Hoyden,  from  Katherine  to  Nisbe, 
from  Meg  Merrilies  to  Miranda, — almost  every  contrast  of  per- 
sonality and  dramatic  style.  There  is  a  deep  feeling  beneath 
the  luminous  and  sparkling  surface  of  Ada  Rehan's  art,  but  it 
is  chiefly  with  mirth  that  she  has  touched  the  public  heart. 

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ADA     RERAN. 


E.  H.  SOTHERN. 

The  career  of  Edward  H.  Sothern  as  an  actor  has  not  been 
all  "beer  and  skittles,"  but  marked  with  many  ups  and  downs,  in 
which  the  downs  predominated  almost  up  to  the  time  he  became 
a  star. 

Born  in  New  Orleans,  December  6,  1859,  son  of  E.  A. 
Sothern,  the  famous  English  comedian,  he  was  taken  to  England 
where  he  was  educated,  his  father  intending  him  for  a  painter. 
In  1875  he  returned  to  America  and  four  years  later  made  his 
professional  debut  at  Abbey's  Park  Theatre,  New  York,  as  the 
cabman  in  "Sam,"  which  his  father  was  playing. 

In  1881  his  father  died  and  Mr.  Sothern  went  to  England, 
remaining  there  a  year,  when  his  mother  too  passed  away. 
He  travelled  through  the  British  provinces  with  his  brother 
Lytton,  and  in  1883  returned  to  America,  poor  in  pocket  but 
rich  in  hope.  He  was  compelled,  however,  to  join  the  Mac- 
Cullough  Company  to  play  minor  roles.  The  tragic  end  to 
MacCullough's  career  came  shortly  after,  and  Mr.  Sothern  was 
again  thrown  upon  his  own  resources.  After  much  difficulty  he 
succeeded  in  producing  his  farce,  "Whose  are  They?"  at  a  police 
benefit  in  Baltimore,  and  later  in  Brooklyn  and  New  York.  It 
failed  shortly,  and  once  more  he  was  at  a  loss,  until  Harrison 
and  Gourley  bought  his  play  from  him  at  $500.00,  and  they  lost 
money  on  it.  Mr.  Sothern  was  then  engaged  by  Mr.  Charles 
Frohman,  and  in  1886  his  fortunes  began  to  take  an  upward 
turn.  During  the  season  of  1887-88  he  brought  out  "Editha's 
Burglar,"  with  Elsie  Leslie  as  Editha.  Then  came  "Lord 
Chumley,"  which  was  at  once  successful. 

His  fame  as  a  romantic  actor  began  with  the  "Prisoner  of 
Zenda,"  and  since  that  was  first  produced  he  has  appeared  in 
"An  Enemy  to  the  King,"  "Change  Alley,"  "The  Adventures 
of  Lady  Ursula,"  "A  Colonial  Girl,"  "The  King's  Musketeers," 
"The  Sunken  Bell,"  and  last  season  his  magnificent  revival  of 
"Hamlet"  is  one  of  the  important  bits  of  theatrical  history  of 
the  last  quarter  century. 

In  1896  Mr.  Sothern  married  Miss  Virginia  Harned  who  for 
several  seasons  has  been  his  leading  lady. 

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E.   H.   SOTHERN, 


VIRGINIA  HARNED. 

Miss  Virginia  Harned,  who  has  for  quite  a  number  of 
years  been  prominently  identified  with  Mr.  E.  H.  Sothern's 
company,  is  by  birth  a  Bostonian.  She  made  her  first  profes- 
sional appearance,  when  she  was  sixteen  years  old,  with  George 
Clark,  who  was  then  starring,  and  appeared  as  Lady  Despar  in 
''The  Corsican  Brothers."  She  afterwards  travelled  with  sev- 
eral small  repertoire  companies.  It  was  during- her  engagement 
with  one  of  these  small  companies  that  Mrs.  Fernadez,  the  dra- 
matic agent,  happened  in  at  a  performance  they  were  giving  in 
an  out-of-the-way  place  and  was  much  impressed  by  the  work 
of  Miss  Harned.  After  the  performance  Mrs.  Fernadez  sought 
out  Miss  Harned  and  told  her  to  call  upon  her  at  the  close  of 
the  season.  Upon  her  return  to  New  York  the  dramatic  agent 
told  Mr.  Daniel  Frohman  of  her  find,  and  the  next  season  Miss 
Harned  was  installed  a  member  of  Mr.  Frohman' s  company, — 
engaging  her  to  support  Mr.  E.  H.  Sothern,  in  "The  Master  of 
Woodburrow."  Ever  since  then  she  has  been  leading  lady  with 
Mr.  Sothern,  giving  him  brilliant  support  in  all  his  productions, 
a  few  of  which  have  been, — "  The  Prisoner  of  Zenda,"  "An  Ene- 
my to  the  King,"  "The  Adventures  of  Lady  Ursula,"  "A  Colo- 
nial Girl,"  "The  King's  Musketeers,"  and  "Hamlet."  In  this 
latter  named  play  they  have  been  starring  during  the  present 
season  (1900-'01)  and  in  which  they  have  been  most  successful. 
It  was  also  during  the  present  season  that  Miss  Harned  made 
her  debut  as  a  star,  presenting  "Camille."  In  her  interpreta- 
tion of  "Camille,"  while  free  from  all  coarseness,  is  a  picture 
of  womanly  wretchedness  that  touches  her  audiences  deeply. 

In  private  life  Miss  Harned  is  the  wife  of  Mr.  E.  H.  Soth- 
ern to  whom  she  was  married  in  1896. 


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VIRGINIA     HARNED. 


HERBERT  KELCEY. 

Herbert  Kelcey,  whose  family  name  is  Lamb,  comes  of 
good  old  English  stock.  He  was  born  in  London,  October  10, 
1855,  and  being  the  eldest  son,  was  destined  for  the  army. 
Feeling  that  the  life  of  a  soldier  would  be  rather  tame,  and 
prompted  chiefly  by  a  spirit  of  adventure,  he  joined  a  provincial 
company,  and  in  1877  made  his  debut  at  Brighton,  England,  in 
"Flirtation,"  and  was  a  success.  His  first  prominent  London 
engagement  was  in  "Youth,"  which  was  produced  at  the  Drury 
Lane  Theatre,  August  6,  1881.  A  year  later  he  came  to  Amer- 
ica, and  appeared  first  at  Wallack's  in  "Taken  from  Life." 
This  was  on  September  9,  1882.  In  1884  he  became  a  member 
of  the  Madison  Square  Company,  playing  Cheviot  Hill,  in  "  En- 
gaged;" Edward  Warburton,  in  "Old  Love  Letters;"  Philip 
Van  Pelt,  in  "Our  Society,"  and  many  other  parts.  He  joined 
Wallack's  company  two  years  later,  remaining  there  only  a  year, 
after  which  he  became  a  member  of  the  New  York  Lyceum 
Company. 

His  first  appearance"  with  the  Lyceum  Company  was  as 
John  Rutherford,  in  "The  Wife,"  in  1887.  In  the  fall  of  1896, 
he  appeared  with  Mrs.  Leslie  Carter  in  "The  Heart  of  Mary- 
land," helping  to  make  this  rather  jumbled  Belasco  play  success- 
ful. He  was  cast  for  the  role  of  Edward  Fletcher,  in  "The 
Moth  and  the  Flame,"  with  Mrs.  LeMoyne  as  Mrs.  Lorrimer. 
This  was  an  entirely  new  line  of  work  for  him,  but  he  made  a 
complete  success  in  the  .part  and  gave  to  it  even  a  more  subtle 
meaning  than  Mr.  Clyde  Fitch,  the  author,  intended. 

Last  season  he  appeared  with  Miss  Effie  Shannon  as  co-star 
in  "  My  Lady  Dainty,"  a  bright,  wholesome  drama  from  the 
pen  of  Madeline  Lucette  Ryley.  In  this  play  both  Mr.  Kelcey 
and  Miss  Shannon  have  kept  fully  up  to  their  high  standard  and 
the  piece  made  one  of  the  substantial  hits  of  the  season. 


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HERBERT     KELCEY 


EFFIE  SHANNON. 

Effie  May  Shannon,  who  has  been  associated  with  Her- 
bert Kelcey  duringf  the  past  few  years,  is  a  Boston  girl  with 
more  than  ordinary  talent  and  a  charm  of  face  and  manner  hard 
to  surpass.  Born  within  sig^ht  of  Massachusetts'  capitol,  her 
early  life  was  spent  in  the  Hub,  where  she  attended  school  and 
played  on  the  famous  Common.  At  the  rather  early  age  of 
seven  she  made  her  debut  in  "Coriolanus,"  in  the  city  of  her 
birth,  but  history  has  not  recorded  the  degree  of  success  at- 
tained in  this  first  venture  into  what  most  find  to  be  an  extreme- 
ly uncertain  profession.  Being  inoculated  at  so  early  an  age 
with  the  virus  of  stage-land,  Miss  Shannon  could  not  resist  the 
temptation  to  become  really  a  professional,  and  while  still  in 
her  teens  joined  a  dramatic  company  and  had  an  uncomfortable 
time  for  several  years.  Her  efforts  to  gain  a  foothold  in  the 
profession  were  at  first  deserving  of  pity,  though  now  she  can 
afford  to  laugh  at  her  troubles.  After  being  buffeted  about  the 
country  with  a  party  of  theatrical  tourists,  playing  small  parts 
and  living  as  best  she  could,  she  heard  of  a  vacancy  in  Daly's 
company  for  a  young  girl,  and  some  of  her  friends  urged  her  to 
apply  for  the  place.  Dressed  becomingly  through  the  combined 
assistance  of  these  friends,  she  made  her  appearance  before 
Mr.  Daly, — pleased  him  by  her  ingenuousness  and  beauty  and 
obtained  the  position.  She  was  so  delighted  that  she  ran  all 
the  way  back  to  her  friends  and  they  celebrated  the  engagement 
with  a  banquet  of  crackers,  cheese,  and  pickles.  From  this 
start  Miss  Shannon's  rise  was  rapid  and  she  shortly  found  her- 
self featured.  Her  first  most  important  part  was  in  "  The  Moth 
and  the  Flame"  and  divided  the  honors  with  Mr.  Herbert  Kel- 
cey in  making  a  rather  mediocre  piece  successful.  During  the 
past  season  she  has  been  co-star  with  Mr.  Kelcey  in  a  delight- 
ful comedy  entitled  "My  Lady  Dainty,"  and  more  recently  has 
been  seen  with  Mr.  Kelcey  in  "  Manon  Lescaut." 


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EFFIE     SHANNON. 


OTIS  SKINNER. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Mr.  Otis  Skinner,  was  born  at 
Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  June  28,  1857.  He  is  the  son  of 
the  Rev.  Charles  E.  Skinner,  who  was  formerly  pastor  bf  the 
First  Universalist  Church  of  Cambridge,  and  later  of  Someirville. 
Mr.  Skinner  moved  to  Hartford,  Connecticut,  at  an  earlt  age, 
and  it  was  in  that  city  that  he  received  his  education  at  the  old 
Brown  School,  on  Market  Street.  After  leaving  school  lie  be- 
came a  clerk  in  a  commission  house  in  Hartford  but  soonj  gave 
up  that  position  to  go  upon  the  stage.  He  had  gained' some 
local  fame  as  an  amateur  reader  and  actor  and  made  his  first 
professional  appearance  at  the  Philadelphia  Museum,  in  Novem- 
ber, 1877.  His  first  part  was  Jim,  an  old  negro  servant,  in  a 
play  entitled  "  Woodleigh,"  by  Philip  Stoner.  He  then  loined 
the  Walnut  Street  Theatre  Stock  Company  in  support  of  a!  num- 
ber of  the  famous  stars  of  that  day.  j 

In  1879  he  made  his  New  York  debut  in  Kiralfy's  *'  Enchant- 
ment" at  Niblo's  Theatre.  The  following  year  he  was  at  Booth's 
Theatre,  after  which  he  went  to  the  Boston  Theatre,  and  then 
followed  three  years  with  Mr,  Lawrence  Barrett,  acting  Marc 
Antony,  Cassio,  Gratiano  and  a  number  of  other  prominent 
parts.  After  his  engagement  with  Mr.  Barrett  he  was  for  five 
years  with  Augustin  Daly's  company.  His  first  appearance  at 
Daly's  was  in  1884,  in  ''The  Wooden  Spoon."  In  1892  he  be- 
came leading  man  in  Madame  Modjeska's  company  appearing  in 
a  large  number  of  roles  in  that  famous  actress'  repertoire.  Since 
1894  Mr.  Skinner  has  been  starring,  appearing  in  a  large  num- 
ber of  successes  the  latest  of  which  is  in  the  title  role  of 
''Prince  Otto." 

Mr.  Skinner  was  married  to  Miss  Maud  Durbin  in  1895. 
She  has  appeared  in  a  number  of  roles  in  her  husband's  com- 
pany. Mr.  Skinner  holds  the  honorary  degree  of  Master  of 
Arts  which  was  given  him  by  Tufts  College. 


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OTIS     SKINNER. 


ALICE  NEILSEN. 

This  young-  lady,  one  of  the  later  comers  into  the  ranks  of 
high  class  comic  opera,  and  one  who  has  attained  a  position  to  be 
envied,  is  Southern  born  and  educated,  and  made  her  first  appear- 
ance on  the  stage  in  a  western  State.  Her  parents,  Erasmus  I. 
and  Sarah  A.  Neilsen,  lived  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  where  the 
young  prima-donna  was  born  in  1875.  She  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  at  first,  later  completing  her  education  in  a  con- 
vent, where  she  received  much  of  her  musical  training.  At  an 
early  age  her  voice  began  to  be  noticed  for  its  clearness  and 
delicacy,  and  when  she  made  her  debut  as  Yum  Yum,  in  "Mi- 
kado," at  Oakland,  California,  in  1893,  there  was  little  doubt  as 
to  her  future  success.  Her  early  professional  years  were  spent 
near  the  Pacific  coast  where  she  has  always  been  a  favorite,  and 
when  she  went  East  success  followed  her  and  she  made  many 
friends  everywhere. 

Miss  Neilsen  is  best  known,  however,  as  having  the  prima- 
donna  roles  in  "The  Fortune  Teller,"  and  "The  Singing  Girl," 
in  both  of  which  operas  she  has  been  successful  beyond  the  usual 
experience  of  light  opera  singers.  In  "  The  Fortune  Teller,"  she 
made  her  appearance  as  a  star,  though  since  her  debut  she  has 
always  had  the  good  fortune  to  be  featured.  For  her  work  in 
"  The  Singing  Girl"  she  has  been  praised  unstintedly,  not  only 
forher  beautiful  vo^'ce,  but  for  the  grace  and  manner  she  possesses. 
This  opera  was  rather  a  departure  from  conventional  lines,  and 
Miss  Neilsen  entered  so  into  the  spirit*  of  it  that  her  name  will 
probably  be  associated  with  the  piece  as  long  as  it  is  remem- 
bered. The  coming  season  (1901-'02)  she  expects  to  appear  in 
a  new  opera,  "The  Chaperones,"  the  book  of  which  is  by  Fred 
Rankin  and  the  music  by  Isadore  Witmark. 


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DeWolf  hopper. 

William  DeWolf  Hopper,  for  a  long  time  one  of  the  most 
popular  among  comedians  devoting"  their  talents  to  comic  opera 
and  farce  comedy,  is  the  son  of  John  Hopper  and  Rosalie  De- 
Wolf,  of  New  York  city,  where  William  first  saw  light  of  day, 
March  30,  1862.  He  received  his  education  at  the  district  school, 
New  York,  and  later  attended  Mr.  J.  H.  Morse's  school,  besides 
studying  vocal  music  under  private  tutors. 

Mr.  Hopper  made  his  first  professional  appearance  when  at 
the  age  of  twenty,  in  **Our  Boys,"  at  New  Haven,  Connecticut. 
Mr.  Daniel  Frohman  afterwards  gave  him  a  prominent  part  in 
his  Madison  Square  Company,  where  he  played  Pittacus  Green, 
in  *' Hazel  Kirke,"  in  which  he  made  a  success,  and  was  given 
many  other  prominent  roles  with  the  same  company.  After 
severing  his  connection  with  Mr.  Frohman,  he  joined  Col.  John 
A.  McCauU's  Company,  where  he  continued  to  advance  in  pub- 
lic favor  as  a  comic  opera  star.  For  a  number  of  years  Mr. 
Hopper  was  seen  at  the  head  of  his  own  company,  w^here  he 
created  many  characters,  and  proved  himself  to  be  as  successful 
a  manager  as  he  is  an  actor. 

Mr.  Hopper  will  probably  be  remembered  best  in  the  title 
role  of  "Wang;"  as  Pedro,  in" Panjandrum,"  and  in  "  ElCapitan," 
although  he  has  appeared  in  many  roles  which  were  equally 
successful.  For  the  past  season,  Mr.  Hopper  has  been  with 
Weber  &  Field's  at  their  New  York  Music  Hall. 

In  the  summer  of  1893  he  married  Miss  Edna  Wallace, 
who  will  also  be  remembered  in  "Panjandrum." 

Mr.  Hopper  is  a  well  known  club  man,  and  is  a  member  of 
several  fraternities,  being  a  member  of  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  Lodge, 
Mystic  Shrine,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  Royal  Arcanum. 


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LULU  GLASER. 

In  a  few  years  Miss  Glaser  has  won,  by  hard  work  and  nat- 
ural ability,  a  prominent  position  as  a  comic  opera  star.  Miss 
Glaser  was  born  in  Allegheny  City,  Pennsylvania,  June  2,  1874. 
She  attended  the  grammar  schools  in  her  native  city,  and  dis- 
played great  adaptability  for  learning  both  her  studies  and  music. 

It  was  when  but  sixteen  years  of  age  that  she  made  her 
debut  with  Francis  Wilson,  in  "  The  Lion  Tamer,"  at  the  Broad- 
way Theatre,  New  York.  She  was  with  Mr.  Wilson  continually 
from  that  time  on,  until  the  past  season.  During  her  engagement 
with  Mr.  Wilson,  she  played  Angelina,  in  ''The  Lion  Tamer;" 
Pierrett,  in  "  Half  a  King;"  and  Gavotte,  in  **  Erminie;"  and  in  the 
latter  made  an  especial  hit,  quite  as  much  so  as  had  Miss  Marie 
Jansen  formerly.  Miss  Glaser  has  always  enjoyed  half  the 
honors  while  with  Mr.  Wilson,  but  she  was  ambitious  and  desir- 
ous of  further  honors,  and  she  has  this  season  been  starring 
alone  in  the  title  role  of  the  new  opera  "Sweet  Ann  Page." 
The  piece  itself  was  not  a  great  success,  and  after  a  tour  of  a 
few  weeks  the  company  was  disbanded.  More  recently  Miss 
Glaser  appeared  in  the  title  role  of  the  "  Prima-Donna,"  at  the 
Herald  Square  Theatre,  New  York.  Miss  Mabelle  Gilman  was 
previously  cast  for  this  role  but  was  taken  sick  and  unable  to 
appear,  and  after  two  or  three  postponements  of  the  piece  it  was 
opened  on  April  16,  1901,  and  with  Miss  Glaser  in  the  title  role. 

Miss  Glaser  has  a  pleasing  personality,  is  a  good  singer, 
and  is  much  beloved  by  theatre  goers  in  general. 


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LULU     GLASER. 


JOHN  E.  DODSON. 

Mr.  John  E,  Dodson  has  long  been  known  as  a  capable 
actor  and  leading^  man.  It  was  not  long  after  his  entrance  into 
the  profession  that  his  good  work  in  minor  roles  brought  him 
advancement,  and  earned  him  popular  favor  in  important  roles. 

He  was  born  in  London,  England,  September  25,  1859,  and 
is  the  son  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  Dodson.  He  received  his 
early  education  in  a  private  school,  and  later  attended  Hunt  Col- 
lege, graduating  from  that  institution  with  high  honors. 

He  made  his  debut  at  the  early  age  of  eighteen,  in  a  play  en- 
titled **The  Spelling  Bee,"  at  the  old  Princess  Theatre,  Man- 
chester, England.  Mr.  Dodson  is  an  actor  of  fine  presence,  and  of 
perfect  art,  which  will  readily  be  acknowledged  by  all  who  have 
had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  him  in  such  notable  successes  as 
"The  Second  Mrs.  Tanqueray,"  "The  Iron  Master,"  "Weaker 
Sex,"  "Twins,"  "Magistrate,"  "The  Schoolmistress,"  "Scrap 
of  Paper,"  "Marriage,"  "  Under  the  Red  Robe,"  and  "Because 
She  Loved  Him  So."  Recently  he  has  been  appearing  in  the 
larger  vaudeville  houses  with  his  usual  success. 

In  fraternal  circles,  he  is  a  member  of  the  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


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J.  E.  DODSON 


BLANCHE  WALSH. 

This  popular  favorite  has  made  herself  a  prominent  place 
among-  the  actresses  whose  forte  is  found  in  emotional  roles. 
She -was  born  in  New  York,  January  4,  1873,  and  is  the  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Minnie  Savorie  Walsh.  Miss  Walsh  made  her 
debut  on  the  professional  stage  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  with  Marie 
Wainwright,  as  Olivia  in  "  Twelfth  Night."  She  remained  with 
Miss  Wainwright  for  three  seasons,  and  then  joined  Mr.  Chas. 
Frohman,  and  created  the  part  of  Diana  Stockton  in  Mr.  Bronson 
Howard's  "Aristocracy,"  produced  at  Palmer's  Theatre,  New 
York  City,  September,  1892  ;  she  played  in  this  two  seasons  and 
then  played  Kate  Kennion  in  "  The  Girl  I  Left  Behind  Me,"  and 
on  January  1st,  1895,  Miss  Walsh  joined  Nat.  C.  Goodwin,  play- 
ing Margaret,  in  ''A  Gilded  Fool;"  Kate,  in  "Mizzouri;"  Ada 
Ingot,  in  "  David Garick;"  Annie  Harrington,  in  "  The  Nominee;" 
the  Hon.  Mrs.  Meredith,  in  ''The  Gold  Mine;"  and  Mrs.  Major 
Phobbs,  in  "  Lend  Me  Five  Shillings." 

Then  came  a  season  of  summer  stock  in  Washington,  after 
which  she  went  under  the  management  of  A.  M.  Palmer  and 
created  the  part  of  the  adventuress,  Mrs.  Bulford,  in  "  The  Great 
Diamond  Robbery."  She  later  assumed  the  part  of  "Trilby," 
and  then  rejoined  Mr.  Goodwin,  sailing  with  him  to  Australia, 
playing  all  the  parts  she  had  previously  played  in  America. 

Miss  Walsh  is  a  remarkably  quick  study,  having  on  several 
occasions  demonstrated  this  fact,  two  of  which  are  worthy  of 
mention ;  in  August,  1895,  with  only  two  hours'  notice,  and  with- 
out a  rehearsal,  Miss  Walsh  played  the  role  of  Trilby  in  the 
original  company,  and  won  high  praise  for  her  successful  accom- 
plishment of  a  difficult  task ;  again  Miss  Walsh  played  Edith 
Vamey,  m  **  Secret  Service,"  after  seeing  one  production  of  the 
play,  and  having  one  rehearsal.  Miss  Walsh  has  also  been  in 
such  emotional  plays  as  Fedora,  La  Tosca,  Gismonda,  and 
Cleopatra. 


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BLANCHE     WALSH. 


IDA  CONQUEST. 

It  was  during-  the  time  that  ''Pinafore"  was  the  rage  that  Miss 
Ida  Conquest  made  her  first  appearance  in  the  Boston  Museum 
juvenile  production  of  that  well  known  opera,  in  which  she  ap- 
peared over  three  hundred  times  in  the  role  of  Little  Buttercup. 
Her  first  appearance  as  a  professional  actress  was  with  Alexan- 
der Salvini,  in  1892,  as  Isobel,  in  "Rohan  the  Silent,"  at  the 
Tremont  Theatre,  Boston.  After  her  success  with  Mr.  Salvini, 
Miss  Conquest  was  engfaged  by  A.  M.  Palmer,  and  later  was 
under  the  management  of  Mr.  Daniel  Frohman,  appearing  as 
PhylHs  Lee,  in  "The  Charity  Ball;"  Sybil,  in  "The  Dancing 
Girl;"  Andry  Carey,  in  "Alabama."  She  became  a  member  of 
Charles  Frohman's  Empire  Theatre  Company  in  1895,  appearing 
in  a  number  of  his  successes,  notably  among  which  are  "  Bohe- 
mia," "The  Benefit  of  a  Doubt,"  "Liberty  Hall,"  "Marriage," 
"Under  the  Red  Robe,"  and  "The  Conquerors."  After  sever- 
ing her  connection  with  this  company,  she  appeared  with  Mr. 
William  Gillette,  during  his  London  success  in  "Too  Much 
Johnson."  In  1898  she  appeared  in  another  of  Mr.  Gillette's 
plays,  entitled  "  Because  She  Loved  Him  So,"  creating  the  part 
of  the  jealous  wife. 

Last  season  she  appeared  with  John  Drew  and  Isabel  Irving 
in  the  succesful  comedy  "The  Tyranny  of  Tears,"  and  during 
the  present  season  is  with  John  Drew  as  his  leading  lady. 

Miss  Conquest  is  by  birth  a  Bostonian,  and  the  daughter  of 
Mr.  Thomas  Conquest,  a  well  known  merchant  of  that  city. 


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RICHARD  GOLDEN. 

A  well  known  and  old  time  favorite  on  the  American  stage 
is  Mr.  Richard  Golden,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Matilda  Golden,  of 
Bangor,  Maine,  where  Richard  was  born  July  6,  1854.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  at  the  district  schools  and  under  private 
tutors.  When  about  thirteen  years  old  young  Richard  ran  away 
from  home  and  joined  a  theatrical  company  which  was  playing 
**  Fashion,"  and  was  given  a  part  impersonating  a  servant.  His 
next  venture  was  with  the  International  Circus,  in  1867.  The 
following  year  found  him  still  with  the  same  circus  doing  a  song 
and  dance  turn.  In  1869,  he  joined  Sam  Sharpley's  Iron  Clad 
Minstrels  and  he  served  his  time  with  the  best  of  them  in  that 
branch  of  the  show  business.  In  1875,  Mr.  Golden  secured 
Henry  Dixey  as  an  associate,  and  joined  "Evangeline,"  under 
Edward  E.  Rice.  The  next  year  he  danced  in  the  "  Heifer  "  (the 
hind  legs),  and  created  the  Irish  Policeman.  He  followed  Mr. 
Nat.  C.  Goodwin,  as  LeBlanch,  in  **  Evangeline,"  in  1877,  and 
was  seen  in  all  the  big  ''Evangeline"  casts,  appearing  with 
Crane,  Goodwin,  Maffett,  Edowin,  Sol  Smith  Russell  and  others. 

Mr.  Golden  has  played  the  full  line  of  burlesque,  and  joined 
the  ranks  of  comic  opera  in  1878,  creating  many  of  the  impor- 
tant leading  roles  in  that  line  long  before  Wilson,  Hopper,  or 
Bell  came  into  it.  In  1889,  Mr.  Golden  created  "Old  Jed 
Prouty,"  his  greatest  of  all  successes  and  the  one  which  he 
likes  best.  He  has  played  the  part  nearly  two  thousand  times 
and  is  still  playing  it.  The  part  Mr.  Golden  likes  next  best  to  that 
of  Old  Jed  is  the  Marquis,  in  "The  Merry  War,"  which  he 
played  four  hundred  times,  and  LeBlanch  more  than  three  hun- 
dred times. 

In  fraternal  circles  Mr.  Golden  is  a  Mason,  being  a  member 
of  Munn  Lodge,  No.  190,  of  New  York. 


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RICHARD     GOLDEN. 


ELEANOR   ROBSON. 

Miss  Robson.  daughter  of  Madge  Carr  Cooke,  made  her 
first  professional  appearance  at  the  CaHfomia  Theatre,  San 
Francisco,  with  the  Frawley  Company  on  September  13,  1897. 
She  essayed,  upon  that  occasion,  the  role  of  Margery  Knox,  in 
**  Men  and  Women."  Shortly  afterwards  she  joined  the  Salis- 
bury Stock  Company  at  the  Davidson  Theatre  in  Milwaukee, 
where  she  played  for  a  year  uninterruptedly.  Last  summer  she 
was  a  member  of  the  stock  company  at  Elitch's  Gardens  in  Den- 
ver, and  it  was  immediately  after  the  close  of  her  engagement 
there  that  she  joined  the  Arizona  Company  at  the  Grand  Opera 
House,  Chicago.  Among  the  characters  that  she  impersonated 
most  worthily  were  Carey,  in  ''Alabama;"  Bess  Van  Buren,  in 
"  The  Charity  Ball;"  Meg,  in  "  Lady  Bountiful;"  "  Hazel  Kirke," 
"Fanchon,"  Lavender,  in  "Sweet  Lavender;"  Kitty  Ives,  in 
"  The  Wife;"  Louise,  in  "  The  Two  Orphans;"  Jennie,  in  "  Shen- 
andoah;" and  Susan,  in  "Held  by  the  Enemy." 

During  the  present  New  York  season.  Miss  Robson  has 
achieved  three  notable  triumphs.  As  Bonita  Canby,  in  "Ari- 
zona," at  the  Herald  Square  Theatre,  this  young  actress  was  at 
once  discovered  to  be  a  player  of  rare  distinction  and  charm.  A 
little  later,  with  Otis  Skinner  and  Mrs.  LeMoyne,  she  appeared  as 
Constance,  in  Robert  Browning's  "  In  a  Balcony,"  at  Wallack's 
Theatre.  But  it  was  as  Flossie  Williams,  in  ' '  Unleavened  Bread, ' ' 
a  role  totally  unlike  the  other  two  characters,  that  Miss  Robson 
achieved  her  greatest  hit.  Her  portrayal  of  the  frivolous  social 
struggler  marked  her  as  a  most  accomplished  actress,  or,  as  one 
critic  wrote  :  "  Miss  Robson  ought  to  become  one  of  the  glories 
of  the  American  stage." 


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ELEANOR     ROBSON. 


LOUIS  MANN. 

Louis  Mann,  who  plays  the  leadin<j  male  part  with  his 
wife,  Clara  Lipman,  in  "All  on  Account  of  Eliza,"  is  a  native 
of  New  York  City,  where  he  was  born  April  20,  1864,  and  is  the 
son  of  Daniel  and  Caroline  Mann.  He  has  always  had  a  predi- 
lection for  the  stage,  and  showed  a  keen  dramatic  instinct,  even 
as  a  young  boy,  an  instinct  that  he  has  obeyed  even  in  the  face 
of  difficulties,  and  by  a  careful  attention  to  his  chosen  profession, 
coupled  with  natural  talent,  has  won  for  himself  a  place  of 
prominence  among  the  comedy  and  character  actors  on  the 
American  stage. 

He  lived  in  New  York  until  he  had  graduated  from  public 
school,  when  he  moved  with  his  parents  to  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia, entering  the  High  School  there,  from  which  he  later 
graduated. 

His  first  appearance  on  the  stage  was  in  the  city  of  his  birth, 
when  four  years  old,  in  "Thornrose,"  a  fairy  tale.  He  has  of 
late  years  been  seen  in  "The  Strange  Adventures  of  Miss 
Brown,"  and  with  his  wife  in  "The  Girl  from  Paris,"  "The 
Telephone  Girl,"  "The  Girl  in  the  Barracks,"  "Master  and 
Pupil,"  and  "All  on  Account  of  Eliza."  He  will  be  seen  next 
spring  in  a  new  four  act  play  by  Paul  M.  Potter,  which  will  be 
presented  at  the  Madison  Square  Theatre. 

In  politics  Mr.  Mann  is  a  staunch  democrat,  and  a  member 
of  the  Democratic  Club,  New  York.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Masons  and  Odd  Fellows. 


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LOUIS     MANN. 


CLARA  LIPMAN. 

Great  ability,  a  sympathetic  voice  of  great  sweetness,  and 
an  attractive  presence  has  made  Miss  Clara  Lipman  one  cf  the 
most  popular  comediennes  of  our  time.  She  was  born  in  Chi- 
cago, Illinois,  December  6, 1874,  and  is  the  daughter  of  Abraham 
Lipman,  a  prominent  business  man  of  Chicago.  Miss  Lipman 
was  given  all  the  advantages  of  a  good  education,  attending  the 
public  schools  during  her  early  school  days  and  later  the  Chi- 
cago College,  and  in  connection  with  her  studies  there  she  had 
private  tutors  in  music,  classics  and  languages. 

Miss  Lipman,  at  an  early  age,  chose  the  stage  as  a  vocation, 
and  when  sixteen  years  of  age  she  made  her  first  appearance  in 
Chicago  with  Madame  Modjeska  in  "Odette."  She  was  later 
under  the  management  of  Charles  Dickson,  playing  in  "  Incog." 
Her  success  in  this  piece  was  so  pronounced  that  she  began 
starring.  Her  first  really  notable  success  was  in  "  The  Laughing 
Girl,"  since  when  she  has  been  seen  in  "The  Girl  from  Paris," 
"The  Telephone  Girl,"  "  The  Girl  in  the  Barracks,"  "Master 
and  Pupil,"  and  is  this  season  appearing  in  "All  on  account  of 
Eliza."  She  will  be  seen  next  year  in  a  new  play  by  Paul  M. 
Potter,  the  contract  for  which  has  but  recently  been  signed  by 
Rich  and  Harris,  her  managers. 

Miss  Lipman  is  also  an  authoress,  having  written  a  drama 
called  "  Pepi,"  but  which  has  not  yet  been  produced. 

In  private  life  Miss  Lipman  is  the  wife  of  Louis  Mann,  a 
very  popular  comedian,  who  has  been  seen  with  her  in  most  of 
her  successes. 


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CLARA     LIPMAN. 


SOL  SMITH  RUSSELL. 

It  would  fill  several  volumes  to  tell  half  of  the  trials  Mr. 
Sol  Smith  Russell  went  through  before  he  rose  to  anything  like 
fame  or  fortune.  Born  in  Brunswick,  Missouri,  June  15,  1848, 
the  son  of  a  tin  pedler,  who  afterward  turned  itinerant  doctor 
and  preacher,  he  was  kept  away  from  the  theatre  and  his 
fondness  for  the  drama  only  gratified  surreptitiously,  though 
one  of  his  uncles,  Sol  Smith,  was  an  actor  at  that  time.  Mr. 
Russell's  first  connection  with  the  stage  was  when  he  was  a 
small  boy.  He  had  witnessed  the  production  of  "The  Savage 
of  the  Rocks  of  Borneo  "  and  attempted  to  reproduce  the  play 
in  a  cellar.  It  failed  because  the  boy  who  played  the  savage 
got  into  a  row  with  another  boy  and  broke  up  the  show. 

When  he  was  fourteen  years  old  he  made  his  first  profes- 
sional appearance  as  the  negro  girl,  in  ''The  Hidden  Hand,"  at 
the  salary  of  $6.00  a  week.  He  first  went  east  with  the  Berger 
Family,  and  his  impersonations  of  eccentric  characters  and  imi- 
tations of  John  B.  Gough  attracted  considerable  attention.  In 
1867  he  was  connected  with  the  stock  company  at  W.  E.  Sinnis' 
Arch  Street  Theatre,  Philadelphia.  The  next  three  years  he 
spent  as  a  monologue  entertainer  in  variety  theatres,  and  in 
1871  he  appeared  in  New  York  at  Sina  Edwin's  Theatre.  In 
1874  he  joined  Augutin  Daly's  company  and  while  a  member  of 
this  organization  played  Trip,  in  *'  The  School  for  Scandal,"  and 
Colander,  in  "Masks  and  Faces,"  besides  several  other  like 
characters. 

In  1880  Mr.  Russell  first  appeared  as  a  star,  opening  in  Buffalo 
in  *'  Edge  wood  Folks,"  a  piece  written  for  him.  The  play  lasted 
five  years,  making  solid  his  reputation  as  a  star.  His  most 
prominent  plays  since  then  have  been  "A  Poor  Relation," 
''The  Rivals,"  "The  Heir  at  Law,"  "Peaceful  Valley,"  and 
others. 

Mr.  Russell's  home  is  in  Minneapolis,  and  his  wife  is  the 
daughter  of  the  late  William  T.  Adams,  who  wrote,  under  the 
name  of  Oliver  Optic,  so  many  stories  for  boys. 


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JULIA  MARLOWE. 

Miss  Julia  Marlowe,  though  universally  regarded  as  an 
American  actress,  is  of  English  parentage.  She  was  born  in 
the  pretty  village  of  Caldeck,  Cumberland  County,  England. 
In  the  village  school  at  Caldeck  Miss  Marlowe  learned  her  first 
lessons.  She  was  but  a  child  of  four  when  her  parents  came  to 
America,  her  father  to  engage  in  farming  in  Kansas.  Later  the 
family  moved  to  Cincinnati  where  Miss  Marlowe's  education 
was  continued  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city.  When  she  was 
twelve  years  of  age  she  made  her  first  appearance  on  the  stage 
in  a  juvenile  "  Pinafore  "  production.  Engagements  with  Robert 
McWade  in  "  Rip  Van  Winkle,"  and  with  a  Shakespearean  rep- 
ertoire company  followed.  After  a  brief  experience  playing 
minor  roles  in  classical  drama  Miss  Marlowe  retired  from  the 
stage  for  three  years,  a  period  which  was  devoted  to  a  rigorous 
and  thorough  training  in  every  department  of  dramatic  art.  Her 
reappearance  upon  the  stage  was  signalized  by  a  trial  perform- 
ance of  Parthenia,  in  "ingomar,"  at  the  Bijou  Theatre,  New 
York,  in  1886. 

Not  imtil  a  few  seasons  ago  did  Miss  Marlowe  desert  the 
heroines  of  Shakespearean  and  other  classical  dramas  for  more 
nearly  contemporaneous  roles,  and  it  should  be  added  that  she 
has  laid  aside  the  classical  part  only  temporarily  and  it  will  not 
be  long  before  she  favors  the  public  with  productions  of  the 
great  Shakespearean  comedies  and  tragedies  which  will  prove 
landmarks  in  the  way  of  lavish  and  beautiful  investiture.  Mean- 
while the  public  delights  in  her  conception  of  such  roles  as 
Barbara  Frietchie,  Colinette,  Valeska,  and  Mary  Tudor;  in  the 
latter  part  Miss  Marlowe  has  achieved  the  triumph  of  her  career 
as  a  comedienne,  though  the  play  made  from  Charles  Major's 
novel,  **  When  Knighthood  was  in  Flower,"  includes  some  deeply 
emotional  situations  which  afford  the  actress  an  opportunity  to 
sound  the  deepest  and  most  poignant  notes  of  sorrow. 


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WILTON  LACKAYE. 

An  American  actor,  who  is  a  finished  artist  and  a  general 
favorite,  is  Mr.  Wilton  Lackaye,  who  was  born  in  Loudon  County, 
Virginia,  September  30,  1862.  He  is  the  son  of  James  and 
Margaret  Lackaye,  highly  respected  citizens  of  Virginia.  He 
received  his  education  at  Ottawa  College,  and  Georgetown  Uni- 
versity, with  a  view  of  entering  the  priesthood,  but  gave  up 
that  idea  to  go  upon  the  stage.  He  made  his  debut  when  twenty- 
one  years  old,  with  Lawrence  Barrett  at  the  Star  Theatre,  New 
York,  in  that  famous  actor's  play  "  Francesca  da  Rimini."  Mr. 
Lackaye  will  perhaps  be  best  remembered  as  Svengali,  in 
"  Trilby,"  although  he  has  appeared  in  many  roles,  and  perhaps 
has  created  more  original  parts  than  any  other  actor  on  the  stage. 
Some  of  his  most  notable  roles  have  been  Prince  Saviani,  in 
*'Jocelyn;"  Don  Stephano,  in  "Featherbrain;"  Jefferson  Stock- 
ton, in  "  Aristocracy;"  De  Noirville,  in  "  Roger  Le  Honte;"  Solo- 
mon Strong,  in  ''The  Idler;"  and  also  has  had  important  roles 
in  "  Doctor  Belgraff,"  "  Charles  O'Malley,"  and  in  Zangwill's 
play  "The  Children  of  the  Ghetto."  He  has  more  recently 
been  seen  in  "Quo  Vadis."  Mr.  Lackaye  has  dramatized  Hu- 
go's "  Les  Miserables,"  in  which  he  will  be  seen  next  season. 

Mr.  Lackaye  is  prominent  in  a  number  of  clubs,  being  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Players,  Lambs,  Edenia,  and  Forty  Clubs.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  the  Elks. 


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WILTON     LACKAYE. 


JESSIE  MILLWARD. 

Miss  Jessie  Millward,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Mary  Mill- 
ward,  of  Liverpool,  England,  is  but  little  known  in  this  country 
outside  of  New  York.  She  was  born  in  Liverpool,  England, 
and  went  to  London  to  receive  her  education,  where  she  received 
an  excellent  one,  graduating  from  the  North  London  Collegiate 
School. 

Her  professional  debut  was  made  when  she  was  sixteen 
years  old,  at  the  Lyceum  Theatre,  London,  with  Sir  Henry 
Irving  in  "  Much  Ado  About  Nothing."  Later  she  appeared  in 
'*The  Merchant  of  Venice"  and  in  "Faust." 

Miss  Millward  was  brought  to  this  country  by  Mr.  Charles 
Frohman,  to  become  the  leading  lady  of  his  Empire  Theatre 
Stock  Company.  She  won  success,  a  great  many  friends,  and 
liked  New  York  so  well  that  at  the  end  of  her  first  season  she  was 
re-engaged  by  Mr.  Frohman,  with  whom  she  remained  three 
seasons.  At  the  end  of  her  third  season  she  determined  to 
return  to  England,  to  remain  there  for  a  short  while  at  least. 
She  sailed  for  home  at  the  close  of  the  present  season  at  the 
Empire.  Miss  Millward  has  arranged  to  head  an  organization 
next  fall  (1901),  in  which  she  will  make  a  tour  of  the  English 
provinces.  It  is  her  intention  after  playing  throughout  England, 
to  return  to  America,  and  it  is  expected  that  this  new  visit  will 
be  made  under  Mr.  Charles  Frohman's  direction. 

Miss  Millward' s  last  appearance  in  the  Empire  cast  was  in 
the  role  of  the  Countess  Zicka  in  Sardou's  play  "Diplomacy," 
in  which  she  made  a  success,  as  she  has  done  in  all  her  roles. 

Miss  Millward  was  succeeded  by  Miss  Margaret  Anglin  as 
leading  lady  6f  the  Empire  Theatre  Company. 


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JESSIE     MILLWARD. 


JEFFERSON  De  ANGELIS. 

One  who  stands  without  a  peer  among-  operatic  comedians 
of  to-day,  and  in  fact,  one  who  has  held  this  honor  for  a  number 
of  years,  is  Mr.  Jefferson  De  Angelis,  of  San  Francisco,  Cali- 
fornia, where  he  was  born,  November  30,  1859.  His  father  was 
Mr.  John  De  Angelis,  an  old  and  highly  respected  resident  of 
San  Francisco.  Mr.  De  Angelis  received  his  education  at  the 
district  schools  of  San  Francisco,  and  later  attended  the  San 
Jose  University,  from  which  institution  he  graduated  at  an  early 
age  with  high  honors. 

It  was  in  1865  that  he  made  his  first  appearance,  at  the  age 
of  six  years,  in  a  farce.  Mr.  De  Angelis  will  be  most  pleasantly 
remembered  in  "The  Little  Trooper,"  "  The  Wedding  Day," 
*'  The  Jolly  Musketeer,"  and  ''  Fleur  De  Lis."  On  September  24, 
1900,  at  Ford's  Opera  House,  Baltimore,  Mr.  De  Angelis  gave  the 
initial  performance  of ' '  The  Royal  Rogue, ' '  and  after  producing  it 
about  the  country  from  that  time  until  Dec.  24,  he  opened  an  en- 
gagement at  the  Broadway  Theatre,  New  York.  Although  Mr. 
De  Angelis  has  been  a  favorite  for  years,  and  has  many  successes 
to  his  credit,  he  undoubtedly  made  the  hit  of  his  career  at  his 
recent  engagement  at  the  Broadway,  and  made  it  by  a  sincere 
and  painstaking  effort  that  had  the  semblance  of  spontaneity 
and  frolicsome  play.  Mr.  De  Angelis  has  played  in  nearly  every 
country  in  the  world,  and  he  is  equally  as  much  a  favorite 
among  foreigners  as  in  his  native  land. 

Personally,  Mr.  De  Angelis  is  a  jolly,  good  fellow,  always 
a  gentleman,  a  member  of  a  number  of  clubs,  and  also  a  Scot- 
tish Rite  Mason;  a  member  of  St  Cecil  Masonic  Lodge,  and  a 
Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine. 


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JEFFERSON     De  AXGELIS. 


HENRIETTA  CROSMAN. 

Miss  Henrietta  Crosman  is  a  Southern  woman,  being 
born  in  Wheeling,  West  Virginia,  September  22, 1871,  and  comes 
of  good  old  stock.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Major  George  H. 
Crosman,  of  the  United  States  Army,  and  is  a  niece  of  the  late 
Alexander  Crosman,  a  commander  in  the  navy,  who  graduated 
from  Annapolis  in  the  class  with  Admiral  Dewey,  and  who  lost 
his  life  in  attempting  to  save  two  of  his  men. 

Miss  Crosman's  first  aspiration  was  to  become  an  operatic 
star,  and  she  studied  both  in  Paris  and  Vienna  for  that  purpose, 
but  she  lost  her  voice,  and  later  studied  for  the  dramatic  stage. 
Her  first  appearance  was  at  the  old  Windsor  Theatre,  in  New 
York,  as  Lily,  in  "The  White  Slave,"  under  the  management 
of  its  author,  Mr.  Bartley  Campbell.  She  was  at  this  time  seven- 
teen years  of  age.  Mr.  Daniel  Frohman  next  engaged  her  for 
his  Lyceum  Theatre  Company,  and  later  she  played  Celia  to 
Miss  Rehan's  Rosalind  in  "As  You  Like  It,"  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  Daly.  She  has  played  the  leads  with  Robert 
Downing,  and  under  A.  M.  Palmer  played  Gladys  in  "The 
Rajah."  Miss  Crosman  will  also  be  remembered  in  "  Gloriana," 
*' Madame  Sans  Gene,"  "One  of  our  Girls,"  and  with  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Gillette  in  "  Mr.  Wilkinson's  Widows,"  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  Charles  Frohman.  In  all  of  these  she  has  been 
seen  with  more  or  less  success  and  is  this  season  making  a 
great  hit  in  the  title  role  of  "  Mistress  Nell,"  and  the  critics  have 
been  loud  in  their  praises  of  her  in  this  role  which  is  justly  and 
truly  merited  by  Miss  Crosman. 


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HENRIETTA'ICROSMAN. 


HENRY  C.  BARXABEE. 

Few  names  have  been  more  familiar  to  the  amusement 
public. of  the  United  States  during  the  present  generation  than 
that  of  Henry  C.  Barnabee,  who  as  a  singer,  impersonator  and 
operatic  artist  has  maintained  a  position  and  pursued  a  career 
which  have  reflected  credit  upon  the  annals  of  the  musical  and 
dramatic  stage  of  this  country.  He  was  born  at  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  November  14,  1833,  and  is  the  son  of  Willis  Barnabee, 
who  was  for  many  years  proprietor  of  the  leading  hotel  of 
Portsmouth.  After  leaving  school  Mr.  Barnabee  became  a  clerk 
in  the  William  Jones  Son's  store  in  his  native  city,  where  he 
remained  until  he  went  to  Boston  in  1854  to  accept  a  clerkship 
in  the  dry  goods  house  of  C.  F.  Hovey  &  Co.  Soon  after 
moving  to  Boston  Mr.  Barnabee  was  asked  to  join  an  organiza- 
tion or  club  known  as  the  Mercantile  Library  Association.  In 
the  entertainments  that  this  club  gave  to  the  public  Mr.  Bar- 
nabee made  such  a  marked  impression  that  he  soon  became 
one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  society  in  respect  to  public 
favor.  His  first  appearance  on  the  stage  of  a  regular  theatre 
was  made  at  the  Boston  Museum,  on  the  occasion  of  a  benefit 
for  a  well  known  actor  of  that  time  named  R.  F.  McClannin. 
His  role  was  that  of  Toby  Twinkle  in  the  comedy  "All  that 
Glitters  is  not  Gold."  Up  to  this  time  Mr.  Barnabee' s  singing 
efforts  on  the  stage  were  confined  to  comic  and  descriptive  songs. 
The  operetta,  "  The  Two  Cadis,"  was  ready  for  production  about 
this  time  and  Mr.  Barnabee  with  several  other  well  known  stars 
were  secured  for  the  characters.  In  1870  Mr.  Barnabee  organ- 
ized a  concert  company  of  his  own,  making  a  tour  of  the  country 
and  accumulating  a  great  deal  of  money.  In  1888  Mr.  Barnabee 
organized  the  famous  opera  company  known  the  world  over  as 
"The  Bostonians,"  and  the  success  of  this  company  is  too  well 
known  to  require  further  mention.  Mr.  Barnabee  holds  a  promi- 
nent position  among  the  Masonic  order,  having  taken  the  32°. 

In  1859  he  married  Miss  Clara  George,  daughter  of  Maj. 
Daniel  George,  of  Warner,  N.  H. 


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HENRY     CLAY     BARNABEE. 


JANE  KENNARK. 

Elizabeth  Jane  Kennark,  prominent  in  a  number  of  well 
known  stock  companies,  is  one  of  the  instances  where  true  worth 
and  ability  have  succeeded  in  a  marked  manner.  Miss  Kennark 
was  born  in  1866,  her  birthplace  being-  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and 
is  the  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Kennark.  She  received  her 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  her  native  city,  and  later  went 
to  a  private  school  in  St.  Louis. 

Miss  Kennark  made  her  debut  when  but  sixteen  years  of 
age,  as  Maria,  in  "School  for  Scandal."  Since  then  she  has 
been  seen  in  such  popular  plays  as  "  Moths,"  "  Camille,"  "  Frou- 
Frou,"  "  Madame  Sans  Gene,"  *'  Lady  Windermere's  Fan,"  and 
many  others  too  numerous  to  mention.  For  seven  years  she  was 
a  member  of  several  prominent  stock  companies  in  the  larger 
cities  of  the  West,  after  which  she  came  East,  and  was  for  two 
years  a  prominent  member  of  Albaugh's  Stock  Company,  Balti- 
more, Maryland,  appearing  in  a  number  of  plays  of  that  com- 
pany's repertoire.  She  has  later  been  seen  in  ''Arizona," 
playing  the  part  of  Estrella,  which  play  had  a  long  and 
prosperous  run  at  the  Herald  Square  Theatre,  New  York. 
More  recently  Miss  Kennark  joined  the  American  Theatre  Stock 
Company,  of  New  York,  opening  in  "A  Celebrated  Case,"  and 
playing  the  part  of  Adrienne. 

In  private  life  Miss  Kennark  is  the  wife  of  Mr.  Charles  E. 
Lothian,  who  is  the  son  of  Napier  Lothian,  leader  of  the  Boston 
Theatre  orchestra  for  the  past  thirty  years. 

Miss  Kennark  is  a  member  in  high  standing  of  the  Actor's 
Society  of  America. 


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JANE     KENNARK. 


WILLIAM   MORRIS. 

Like  many  other  prominent  actors  of  this  and  the  past 
generations,  William  Morris  received  his  first  theatrical  school- 
ing- with  the  Boston  Museum  Stock  Company.  Born  in  Boston 
January  1,  1861,  and  receiving  his  early  education  there,  he 
made  his  debut  at  the  Museum  in  Sardou's  ''Ferreol."  Hard 
and  thorough  training  he  received  in  this  organization,  which 
lias  numbered  so  many  famous  stage  people  in  its  ranks,  and 
when  he  left  Boston  to  try  his  talent  "on  the  road,"  he  found 
himself  well  prepared  for  the  variety  of  roles  he  has  since 
assumed. 

For  a  time  he  worked  in  Augustin  Daly's  companies,  then 
in  support  of  Madame  Modjeska,  and  in  Charles  and  Daniel 
Frohman's  companies,  playing  such  roles  as  Don  Caesar  de 
Bazan,  Orlando,  Charles  Surface  and  Benedick,  parts  to  which 
lie  gave  artistic  rendering.  He  was  also  for  a  time  at  the  head 
of  his  own  company,  touring  successfully  in  South  America  and 
the  West  Indies.  In  later  years  he  has  played  most  successfully 
in  "Men  and  Women,"  "Lost  Paradise,"  "The  Girl  I  Left  Be- 
hind Me,"  "Under  the  Red  Robe,"  "The  Adventures  of  Lady 
Ursula,"  and  "When  We  Were  Twenty-one." 

Mr.  Morris  is  a  man  of  attractive  presence  and  unquestioned 
ability,  and  there  is  scarcely  an  actor  of  his  type  more  popular 
than  he.  In  the  leading  part  in  the  dramatization  of  Anthony 
Hope's  "Adventures  of  Lady  Ursula,"  his  work  was  marked 
throughout  by  care  and  understanding,  and  as  the  Governor, 
in  "When  We  Were  Twenty-one,"  his  quiet  and  reserv^ed  render- 
ing of  a  difficult  role  has  added  to  his  already  strong  reputation. 

In  private  life,  Mr.  Morris  is  an  agreeable  man  to  meet; 
modest  and  unassuming.  He  is  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Player's  Club,  New  York,  and  is  always  interested  in  the  wel- 
fare of  the  stage  and  his  co-workers. 


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WILLIAM     MORRIS. 


JESSIE  BARTLETT  DAVIS. 

For  many  seasons  a  member  of  the  most  famous  Ameri- 
can Opera  Company,  The  Bostonians,  and  who  is  without  a 
peer  as  a  contralto  singer,  is  Jessie  Bartlett  Davis,  wife  of  the 
well  known  theatrical  manager  Will  J.  Davis,  of  Chicago. 
Mrs.  Davis  was  born  near  Chicago,  and  received  her  musical 
education  in  that  city  under  Frederick  Root.  She  was  a  mem- 
ber in  the  choir  of  the  church  of  the  Messiah,  and  later  joined 
the  Chicago  Church  Choir  ''Pinafore"  Company. 

She  made  her  debut  as  a  comic  opera  star  in  Chicago,  when 
at  the  age  of  fourteen,  as  Buttercup,  in  "  Pinafore."  She  made 
her  debut  in  Italian  opera,  in  "  Faust,"  singing  Siebel,  to  Mme. 
Patti's  Marguerita.  Afterward  she  was  a  member  of  the  Carle- 
ton  Opera  Company,  and  later  joined  the  American  Opera  Com- 
pany. After  studying  some  time  in  Europe,  she  went  to  the 
Bostonians,  where  she  sung  her  way  into  fame  in  that  grand 
old  organization. 

Of  late,  Mrs.  Davis  has  been  appearing  in  vaudeville  with 
great  success.  Her  personal  beauty  and  grace,  the  charm  and 
sympathetic  quality  of  her  voice,  and  her  marked  ability  as  a 
singer,  have  made  her  most  popular. 


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JESSIE     BARTLETT     DAVIS. 


WILLIAM  FAVERSHAM. 

William  Faversham  is  one  of  the  English  actors  who 
have  cast  their  lines  in  America  and  stands  as  one  who  has  suc- 
ceeded in  making  a  name  and  a  place  for  himself.  Through  his 
connection  with  the  Empire  Theatre  Company,  he  has  become 
widely  known  in  the  last  few  years  as  a  romantic  actor  of  much 
worth.  He  was  born  in  London,  England,  Feb.  12,  1868,  and 
received  his  education  at  Harrow,  that  great  English  school 
which  has  turned  out  so  many  famous  men.  His  early  life  was 
spent  in  London  and  after  graduating  from  the  school  at  Har- 
row he  went  to  India.  While  there  he  became  acquainted  with 
an  actor  named  Pififard,  who  was  playing  in  Marie  de  Gray's 
company.  Giving  up  his  work  in  India  he  returned  to  London, 
where  at  the  age  of  twenty  he  made  his  professional  debut 
in  "  Romeo  and  Juliet."  About  a  year  later  he  came  to  America 
and  joined  Daniel  Frohman's  company,  where  he  received  some 
prominent  parts. 

He  was  the  original  Lord  Wheatley,  in  "Phroso,"  and 
earlier  made  a  success  as  Quilp,  in  "  Old  Curiosity  Shop."  When 
"  The  Conquerors "  was  produced  at  the  Empire  Theatre  he 
was  cast  for  the  part  of  Eric  von  Rosdic,  and  the  opinion  of  the 
critics  generally  was  that  his  work  more  than  anything  else 
made  the  rather  unsavory  play  acceptable.  The  dramatization 
of  Stanley  J.  Weyman's  "Under  the  Red  Robe"  gave  him 
another  character  for  which  he  was  well  suited,  and  during  the 
season  of  1898-'99  his  work  in  the  leading  role  of  "  Brother  Offi- 
cers," another  Empire  Theatre  play,  brought  him  more  praise. 
As  Lord  Algernon,  in  "  Lord  and  Lady  Algy,"  during  the  season 
of  1899-1900  and  1900-'01,  he  was  the  ideal  of  an  English  sport- 
ing man  who  possessed  a  thirst  hard  to  satisfy  and  who  had  a 
mania  for  playing  the  wrong  horse. 

The  coming  season  (l901-'02)  he  is  to  star  under  the  man- 
agement of  Mr.  Charles  Frohman,  his  season  to  open  at  the 
Criterion  Theatre,  New  York,  in  September. 


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WILLIAM     FAVERSHAM. 


AMELIA  BINGHAM. 

Mrs.  Amelia  Bingham  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being-  the 
only  woman  managing  a  first-class  theatre  in  the  city  of  New 
York.  She  rents  the  Bijou  Theatre,  and  is  at  present  producing 
Mr.  Clyde  Fitch's  play  **The  Climbers,"  and  besides  managing 
the  production,  she  also  takes  the  principal  part.  Mrs.  Bingham 
has  made  such  a  success  at  the  Bijou  that  she  has  arranged  to 
take  her  company  to  the  Criterion  Theatre,  London,  for  the 
summer,  previous  to  which,  however,  she  will  organize  another 
company  with  a  view  of  playing  the  smaller  cities  of  this  country. 

Mrs.  Bingham  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Swilley,  of 
Ohio,  in  which  State  Amelia  was  born  March  20,  1869.  She 
was  given  every  advantage  of  education,  attending  the  schools 
in  her  native  town,  and  later  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University. 
She  made  her  debut  in  Chicago  in  "Passion's  Slave."  Mrs. 
Bingham  has  spent'a  great  deal  of  time  in  stock  companies,  and 
previous  to  her  recent  success  in  "  The  Climbers,"  she  was  with 
Mr.  Charles  Frohman's  "Hearts  are  Trumps"  Company,  also 
in  "The  White  Heather,"  and  "The  Cuckoo." 

Mrs.  Bingham  is  a  member  of  the  Twelfth  Night  Club,  and 
Professional  Women's  League,  and  has  always  been  a  hard 
worker  for  the  welfare  of  these  two  societies.  She  is  the  wife 
of  Mr.  Lloyd  Bingham,  who  acts  as  her  manager. 


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AMELIA     BINGHAM. 


WILLIAM   FARNUM. 

Mr.  William  Farnum,  who  appeared  last  season  (1900-01) 
as  Ben-Hur  in  the  play  by  that  name,  is  a  native  of  Boston,  Mass- 
achusetts, where  he  was  born  July  4, 1876.  His  parents  were  G. 
Dustin  and  Adete  La  Gros  Farnum.  Mr.  Farnum  received  his 
early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Boston,  and  later  entered 
the  East  Maine  Conference  Seminary,  where  he  remained  until 
he  was  fourteen  years  of  age.  At  this  ag^e  he  made  his  first  stage 
appearance  in  Richmond,  Va.,  in  the  play  of  "Julius  Caesar," 
with  Mr.  Robert  Downing-  in  the  title  role.  Mr.  Farnum  after- 
wards played  in  George  E.  Lathrop's  stock  company  in  Boston, 
was  Margaret  Mather's  juvenile  man,  and  played  in  Olga  Nether- 
sole's  support  while  she  was  under  the  management  of  Daniel 
Frohman.  Messrs.  Klaw  &  Erlanger  discovered  him  in  the 
Grand  Opera  House  in  New  Orleans  where  he  had  made  great 
hits  in  the  leading  roles  of  several  noted  plays  and  engaged  him 
to  play  the  role  of  Ben-Hur.  Mr.  Farnum 's  youth  and  remark- 
able physical  development  make  him  an  ideal  Ben-Hur  in  appear- 
ance.    He  stands  five  feet  eleven  inches  and  weighs  190  pounds. 

Until  his  engagement  with  Messrs.  Klaw  &  Erlanger  Mr. 
Farnum  was  comparatively  unknown  as  an  actor,  although  he 
has  appeared  in  about  three  hundred  different  characters.  A 
few  of  the  successful  plays  in  which  he  appeared  previous  to  ' '  Ben- 
Hur"  were  "Cyrano  de  Bergerac,"  "The  Three  Musketeers," 
"  The  Wife,"  "  The  Charity  Ball,"  and  "  Trilby."  In  this  latter 
named  play  he  appeared  in  the  role  of  Svengali. 

Mr.  Farnum  is  still  a  very  young  man,  and  being  possessed 
of  unUvSual  ability  and  promise,  he  is  in  a  fair  way  of  making  a 
big  name  for  himself  in  the  theatrical  world. 


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WILLIAM     FARNUM . 


MRS.  MINNIE  TITTELL  BRUNE. 

Mrs.  Brune,  although  hardly  more  than  a  girl,  having  just 
left  her  teens,  has  had  a  broad  and  varied  experience  in  her 
art,  which  was  principally  acquired  in  San  Francisco.  Her  debut 
was  made  as  a  child  singer  appearing  for  the  first  time  before 
an  audience  when  at  the  age  of  four  years  at  Woodward's  Gar- 
dens, San  Francisco.  The  first  speaking  part  played  by  her 
was  Tim,  in  "The  Lights  o'  London."  Mrs.  Brune  remained 
with  this  company  until  she  was  nine  years  old,  when  she  was 
engaged  by  Lawrence  Barrett  to  play  the  role  of  Sir  Arthur 
May,  in  his  production  of  "Rosedale."  She  remained  with 
Mr.  Barrett  until  she  was  thirteen  years  of  age,  playing  other 
child  parts.  After  leaving  his  company  she  entered  the  Notre 
Dame  Convent,  in  San  Francisco,  and  four  years  later  she  grad- 
uated with  honors.  Upon  leaving  the  convent  so  many  flatter- 
ing offers  were  made  her,  that  Mrs.  Tittell  finally  engaged  her 
to  the  Condray  Stock  Company,  in  the  Northwest.  About  this 
time  Mr.  Charles  Frohman  made  her  an  offer  which  she  accepted, 
and  with  her  mother  went  to  New  York,  and  was  there  installed 
as  a  member  of  the  Empire  Stock  Company,  which  was  com- 
posed of  such  well  known  players  as  Joseph  Holland,  M.  A. 
Kennedy  and  Georgie  Drew  Barrymore.  As  the  original  Kath- 
erine,  in  "  Settled  out  of  Court,"  Mrs.  Brune  elicited  the  praise 
of  the  entire  corps  of  critics  in  that  critical  city.  Mrs.  Brune, 
during  the  last  year,  has  established  herself  as  one  of  the  fore- 
most legitimate  actresses  of  America.  Last  year  she  was  with 
Frederick  Warde  in  a  varied  repertoire  of  plays,  scoring  quite 
as  much  success  as  did  that  sterling  actor  himself.  This  season 
Mrs.  Brune  has  been  seen  in  the  title  role  of  Sardou's  master- 
piece ''Theodora,"  which  was  written  for  and  made  famous  by 
Bernhardt.  In  this  play  she  has  scored  even  greater  success 
than  that  of  last  season. 

Mrs.  Brune  is  the  wife  of  Mr.  Clarence  ^l.  Brune,  a  well 
known  actor  and  manager. 


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MRS.    BRUNE. 


FRANK  DANIELS. 

Frank  Albert  Daniels,  the  well  known  comic  opera  star, 
is  one  of  a  very  few  who  is  still  ''making  good"  in  that  branch 
of  the  profession,  which  by  the  way  is  itself  almost  extinct, 
that  of  "musical  comedy  "  having  taken  its  place. 

He  was  born  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  about  thirty-nine  years  ago, 
and  is  the  son  of  Balinda  and  Henry  Daniels.  He  lived  in  Day- 
ton but  a  few  years,  when  he  moved  with  his  parents  to  Boston 
and  attended  the  Lawrence  Grammar  School  in  South  Boston, 
and  after  graduating  from  there  he  entered  Pierce's  Business 
College,  where  he  remained  but  a  short  time,  leaving  to  learn 
wood  engraving.  During  his  apprenticeship  in  the  engraver's 
shop  he  attended  the  New  England  Conservatory  of  Music, 
studying  singing  under  Mr.  John  O'Neill.  His  first  professional 
appearance  was  made  when  he  was  twenty  years  of  age,  at  the 
old  Gaiety  Theatre  in  Boston,  as  the  Judge,  in  **The  Trial  by 
Jury." 

During  his  early  career  he  devoted  his  ability  to  broad 
comedy,  appearing  in  "The  Electric  Doll,"  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  Charles  Atkinson.  He  remained  under  this  gentle- 
man's management  for  three  years,  when  he  was  engaged 
by  the  late  Mr.  Charles  H.  Hoyt  to  create  the  part  of  Old  Sport, 
in  "A  Rag  Baby."  Separating  from  Mr.  Hoyt  he  began  starring 
at  the  head  of  his  own  company,  appearing  in  the  title  role  in 
"Little  Puck,"  which  is  an  adaptation  of  F.  Anstey's  novel 
"Vice  Versa."  In  this  venture  he  was  most  successful,  both 
artistically  and  financially.  In  1895  Mr.  Daniels  produced 
another  well  known  and  successful  opera,  "The  Wizard  of  the 
Nile,"  and  two  years  later  was  seen  in  "The  Idol's  Eye."  He 
is  at  present  appearing  with  his  usual  success  in  "  The  Ameer." 


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FRANK     DANIELS. 


HELEN  BERTRAM. 

Our  own  country  has  furnished  the  operatic  stage  with 
many  of  its  brightest  ornaments,  among  whom  none  shine 
more  brightly  or  are  more  gifted  than  Miss  Helen  Bertram,  Her 
parents  were  Mr.  William  N.  and  Caroline  Burt,  residents  of 
Tuscola,  Illinois,  where  Miss  Bertram  was  born.  She  was  edu- 
cated in  a  private  school  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  and  at  the  age 
of  eighteen,  she  entered  the  College  of  Music  in  Cincinnati, 
where  she  studied  both  vocal  and  instrumental  music.  Although 
she  had  sung  in  ''Mikado,"  "  Erminie,"  and  "  Pinafore,"  her 
first  real  professional  debut  was  made  at  Troy,  New  York,  with 
Emma  Abbott  in  "  Mignon,"  singing  Selina.  She  showed  such 
proficiency  that  she  was  soon  given  more  important  parts  with 
this  company.  Miss  Bertram  has  been  prima-donna  with  the 
Conried  Opera  Company,  with  which  she  remained  two  years, 
and  later  was  engaged  as  prima-donna  with  the  McCaull  Opera 
Company. 

Miss  Bertram  has  a  repertoire  of  sixty  operas,  many  of 
which  have  been  of  New  York  Casino  success.  During  her 
engagement  at  the  Casino,  she  became  a  popular  favorite,  ap- 
pearing in  all  the  operas  of  the  Casino  repertoire.  She  is  now 
appearing  with  Jerome  Sykes  in  a  new  opera,  **  Foxy  Quiller," 
by  DeKoven  &  Smith,  under  the  management  of  Klaw  &  Er- 
langer.  At  the  close  of  her  engagement  with  this  company 
she  will  be  seen  at  the  Lyric  Theatre,  London,  she  having 
recently  signed  a  contract  for  two  years  with  the  management 
of  that  theatre. 

In  private  life.  Miss  Bertram  is  known  as  Mrs.  E.  J.  Henley, 
wife  of  the  well  known  actor  who  died  about  two  years  ago. 


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JEROME   SYKES. 

Among  the  actors  whose  forte  is  found*  in  the  comedy  roles 
of  light  opera  few  hold  a  more  prominent  place  than  Mr.  Jerome 
H.  Sykes,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  He  was  born  in  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  June  24,  1868,  and  made  his  professional  appear- 
ance with  the  Ford  Opera  Company,  at  Baltimore,  in  the  comic 
opera  *'  Mikado."  After  three  seasons  of  hard  work  in  operatic 
comedy  roles  he  appeared  with  a  dramatic  company  through  the 
West,  playing  the  heavy  parts.  This  line  of  work  not  being  to 
his  liking  he  soon  returned  to  his  former  field,  appearing  in  the 
comedy  roles  of  the  Alcazar  Opera  Company's  repertoire.  After 
a  season  with  Marie  Tempest  in  **  The  Fencing  Master,"  he  was 
engaged  to  play  the  Sheriff  of  Nottingham  in  the  number  two 
"  Robin  Hood  "  Company.  In  this  role  he  was  most  successful, 
which  led  to  his  engagement  with  the  Bostonians,  where  he 
remained  several  seasons.  He  was  later  seen  as  the  Fat  Boy 
in  "An  American  Beauty"  with  Lillian  Russell  in  the  title 
role.  Mr.  Sykes  will  perhaps  best  be  remembered  as  Foxy 
Quiller  in  '*  The  Highwayman,"  in  which  role  he  made  a  big  hit. 
For  the  past  season  he  has  been  appearing  in  the  title  role  of 
"  Foxy  Quiller,"  meeting  with  the  previous  success  he  attained 
in  **The  Highwayman." 

Mr.  Sykes,  with  an  unusual  foresight,  a  predisposition  to 
properly  apply  the  means  at  his  command,  and  with  an  aptitude 
to  grasp  details  and  apply  them  quickly,  has  been  able  to  properly 
balance  his  probity,  and  win  enviable  success. 

In  fraternal  circles  Mr.  Sykes  is  a  Mason,  being  a  member 
of  the  Munn  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  New  York. 


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JEROME     SYKES. 


GRACE  CAMERON. 

Miss  Grace  Cameron,  who  during  the  season  of  1900-'01 
sang  Daphne  with  the  Klaw  &  Erlanger  Opera  Company  in 
DeKoven  and  Smith's  new  opera  entitled  '*Foxey  Quiller,"  is 
a  beautiful  young  woman  only  twenty-two  years  of  age,  and 
although  she  has  been  but  two  years  on  the  stage  has  achieved 
very  remarkable  success. 

She  was  born  at  Storm  Lake,  Iowa,  August  1,  1879,  and 
received  her  early  schooling  in  the  public  schools  of  her  native 
town.  Her  professional  debut  was  made  October  1,  1899,  at 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  as  Annabel,  in  "  Robin  Hood,"  with  the 
Bostonians.  She  was  later  given  the  part  of  Yvonne,  in  "The 
Serenade,"  which  was  also  produced  by  the  Bostonians.  During 
the  season  of  1899-1900  she  was  seen  in  "The  Viceroy,"  in 
which  she  did  good  work  and  deserved  credit  for  her  advance- 
ment this  season.  For  a  short  time  Miss  Cameron  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Castle  Square  Opera  Company  and  sang  Marguerite, 
in  "  Faust;"  Martha,  in  "  Martha;"  Yum -Yum,  in  "  Mikado,"  and 
a  number  of  other  roles.  Her  greatest  success,  however,  has 
been  as  Daphne,  a  character  which  carries  the  love  interest  of 
the  opera  mentioned  above.  Miss  Cameron  is  possessed  of  a 
high  soprano  voice  of  great  power  and  sings  with  remarkable 
effect.  In  a  short  time  Miss  Cameron  will  be  seen  as  the  star 
in  "The  Swedish  Nightingale,"  a  new  opera  with  music  by 
Max  Fatkenhaeus  and  the  book  by  the  late  Gus  Heege. 


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GRACE     CAMERON. 


MACLYN  ARBUCKLE. 

Maclyn  Arbuckle,  comedian  and  many  talented  man,  was 
born  in  San  Antonio,  Texas,  July  9,  1866,  a  son  of  James  Ar- 
buckle. His  education  was  received  in  travel  and  in  attending 
school  in  Boston  and  in  Scotland.  He  studied  law,  and  in  1887 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Texarkana,  Texas,  and  about  that 
time  ran  for  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace,  as  a  stepping-stone 
toward  the  governor's  chair.  He  was  defeated  and  immediately 
conceived  an  ambition  for  the  stage.  His  first  histrionic  efforts 
consisted  in  shouting  passages  from  Shakespeare  at  his  long 
suffering  companions,  and  then  he  wrote  to  the  editor  of  the 
New  York  Clipper  for  advice  as  to  the  best  method  of  getting  en 
the  stage.  The  answer  he  got  was  ''keep  off."  He  did  not, 
and  for  his  persistency  in  becoming  a  good  comedian  the  Amer- 
ican stage  owes  him  congratulations. 

Mr.  Arbuckle' s  first  engagement  came  in  his  twenty-third 
year,  when  he  was  given  a  part  with  Pete  Baker  in  "'  The  Emi- 
grant." His  debut  was  made  at  Shreveport,  Louisiana,  and  his 
worth  w^as  shortly  demonstrated.  He  began  to  play  leading* 
comedy  parts  in  road  companies,  building  himself  a  reputation  by 
his  earnest  and  certainly  original  work.  As  Smith,  in  "Why 
vSmith  Left  Home,"  he  came  into  a  stronger  light  than  ever 
before,  and  though  the  piece  can  hardly  be  called  a  "star" 
play,  he  made  the  part  of  enough  prominence  to  cause  his 
name  to  be  instinctively  coupled  with  that  of  "  Smith." 

At  the  beginning  of  the  season  of  1900-'01  Mr.  Arbuckle 
began  rehearsals  of  "The  Gentleman  from  Texas,"  but  the 
piece  was  not  produced  and  he  made  his  first  appearance  that 
season  in  "The  Sprightly  Romance  of  Marsac,"  a  play  that 
early  joined  the  long  list  of  that  season's  failures.  He  then  had 
the  part  of  Rockingham,  in  "  Under  Two  Flags,"  and  played  out 
the  season  in  New  York. 


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MACLYN     ARBUCKLE. 


SADIE  MARTINOT. 

Sarah  Frances  Marie  Martinot,  a  well  known  actress 
of  merit,  a  favorite  both  in  this  country  and  in  Europe,  was  born 
in  the  City  of  New  York,  December  19,  1861.  Her  parents  were 
William  Alexander  and  Mary  Lydia  Martinot,  and  they  gave  to 
their  daughter  every  advantage  possible  of  receiving  an  educa- 
tion. Miss  Martinot  was  sent  to  the  famous  Ursuline  Convent 
in  Westchester  County,  New  York,  from  which  institution  she 
graduated.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  years  she  made  her  profes- 
sional debut  in  the  burlesque  "  Hion,"  at  the  Eagle  (now  Man- 
hattan) Theatre,  New  York.  She  was  later  a  member  of  the 
Boston  Museum  Stock  Company,  but  left  that  line  of  work  to 
appear  in  comic  opera  in  London.  Leaving  comic  opera  she 
returned  to  the  drama,  taking  the  leading  roles  in  a  num- 
ber of  Dion  Boucicault's  plays.  After  creating  the  role  of 
*'  Nadjy."  in  the  comic  opera  of  that  name  she  appeared  as  Bet- 
tina,  in  "  Mascot,"  in  German.  In  1892  she  created  the  title  role 
in  "Madame  La  Pompadour,"  then  played  Dora,  in  "  Diplomacy." 
Since  then  she  has  appeared  in  a  large  number  of  successful 
plays,  a  few  of  which  have  been,  "  The  Passport,"  "His  Excel- 
lency the  Governor,"  "  Camille,"  "Frou-Frou,"  and  the  "Tree 
of  Knowledge."  In  this  latter  named  play  she  made  a  big  hit 
in  the  role  of  the  extremely  bold  and  passionate  adventuress 
with  the  Henry  Miller  Stock  Company  in  San  Francisco.  More 
recently  Miss  Martinot  assumed  the  title  role  of  "  Sapho  "  in 
Olga  Nethersole's  famous  production  and  Clyde  Fitch's  drama- 
tization of  the  the  novel  of  that  name.  She  fits  the  character 
quite  as  well  as  her  famous'  predecessor,  giving  a  perfectly 
natural  and  delicate  interpretation  of  the  role  of  Fanny  Le 
Grand,  whose  complex  and  many-sided  character  she  fully  com- 
prehends. 

Besides  being  an  excellent  actress,  Miss  Martinot  is  an 
authoress  of  some  note,  a  Wagnerian  scholar  and  skilled  in  horse- 
manship. 


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SADIE     MARTINOT. 


DENMAN  THOMPSON. 

There  are  few  plays  before  the  public  which  are  held  in 
hig-her  regard  or  appeal  more  strongly  to  all  classes  than  "  The 
Old  Homestead."  Ministers  and  layman  have  praised  it  and  it 
holds  a  place  in  the  hearts  of  theatre-goers  that  the  lapse  of 
time  does  not  seem  to  affect. 

Mr.  Denman  Thompson,  the  author  and  chief  actor  of  '*  The 
Old  Homestead,"  was  born  in  Girard,  Erie  County,  Penn.,  Oc- 
tober 15,  1833.  His  father  was  Captain  Rufus  Thompson,  a 
native  of  New  Hampshire.  When  Denman  Thompson  was  four- 
teen years  old  he  moved  with  his  parents  to  Swanzey,  New 
Hampshire,  where  he  finished  his  education  at  the  Mount  Caesar 
Seminary.  When  seventeen  years  old  Mr.  Thompson  left  home 
and  joined  Tryon's  Circus,  where  he  remained  one  season. 
Two  years  later  he  made  his  first  appearance  on  the  professional 
stage  at  the  Howard  Athenaeum,  Boston,  but  his  first  speaking 
part  was  at  the  Lowell  Museum,  when  he  appeared  as  the 
Orasman,  in  the  military  drama  *'The  French  Spy."  In*  May, 
1854,  Mr.  Thompson  became  a  member  of  the  Royal  Lyceum 
Theatre  Stock  Company  in  Toronto,  where  he  soon  became  a 
great  favorite  and  made  that  city  his  home  until  1868.  During 
the  next  nine  years  he  played  a  large  number  of  parts  in  many 
famous  companies  of  that  time,  and  in  1875  wrote  and  played 
the  first  sketch  of  the  now  historically  famous  "Joshua  Whit- 
comb."  But  the  greatest  of  all  Mr.  Thompson's  successes  was 
**  The  Old  Homestead,"  which  was  first  produced  at  the  Boston 
Theatre  in  April  of  1886,  since  which  time  it  has  been  seen  in 
all  parts  of  the  country,  and  as  yet  it  has  not  grown  old. 


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DENMAN     THOMPSON. 


MARGARET  ANGLIN. 

When  Miss  Marg^aret  Anglin  determined  to  go  upon  the 
stage,  she  pursued  a  sensible  course  and  went  into  a  thorough 
training  for  the  profession.  She  took  a  complete  course  at  the 
Nelson  Wheatcroft  School  of  New  York,  studying  all  the  branches 
of  dramatic  work,  and  becoming  proficient  in  each.  During  her 
stay  at  this  school  she  appeared  in  two  plays  which  were  given 
at  matinee  performances  by  the  students. 

Miss  Anglin  was  born  in  Ottawa,  Canada,  in  1876.  Her 
father  was  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Commons  at  the  time  of 
her  birth.  She  received  her  education  in  a  French  convent 
school,  where  she  remained  until  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  then 
entered  the  dramatic  school  conducted  by  Nelson  Wheatcroft. 

Although  Miss  Anglin  has  been  upon  the  stage  but  six 
years  she  has  made  rapid  progress  and  has  been  seen  in  several 
of  the  best  companies.  Her  debut  in  the  professional  world 
was  made  under  the  management  of  Mr.  Charles  Frohman  in  1894. 
She  was  given  a  small  part  in  "  Shenandoah,''  produced  at  the 
Academy  of  Music,  New  York  City.  Her  next  season  was  spent 
with  a  repertoire  company,  and  the  following  season  she  was 
engaged  with  Mr.  James  O'Neill's  company,  portraying  with 
success  such  emotional  roles  as  Ophelia,  in  "  Hamlet;"  Julie  de 
Montemar,  in  "Richelieu;"  Virginia,  in  "Virginius;"  and  Mer- 
cedes, in  "Monte  Cristo."  After  a  season  with  E.  H.  Sothern 
she  was  at  the  head  of  her  own  company,  and  then  v/ith 
Richard  Mansfield  in  his  production  of  "Cyrano  de  Bergerac," 
playing  the  part  of  Roxanne.  Miss  Anglin  is  at  present  appear- 
ing with  Mr.  Frohman's  Empire  Theatre  Company  in  Henry 
Arthur  Jones'  play,  "Mrs.  Dane's  Defense,"  in  which  she  car- 
ries off  the  chief  honors. 


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MARGARET     ANGLIN. 


E.  M.  HOLLAND. 

Among  the  prominent  favorites  of  the  American  stage  is 
Edmund  Milton  Holland  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  has  for 
more  than  thirty  years  taken  rank  with  the  best  actors  of  this 
country.  He  was  born  in  New  York  City,  September  7,  1848, 
and  is  the  son  of  George  and  Catherine  Holland.  Mr.  Holland 
was  educated  at  the  public  schools  in  New  York  City. 

Mr.  Holland  made  his  first  appearance  on  the  stage  when 
but  a  child,  and  since  that  time  has  steadily  continued  to  work 
his  way  to  the  top,  and  to  endear  himself  to  the  hearts  of  Amer- 
ican theatre-goers.  He  created  the  part  of  Captain  Redfern  in 
"Jim,  the  Penman,"  and  made  a  marked  success.  He  also 
played  Col.  Moberly,  in  "Alabama,"  the  title  role  in  "  Col.  Carter 
of  Cartersville,"  "Captain  Swift,"  and  "The  Social  Highway- 
man" wnth  great  success.  For  a  number  of  seasons,  he  was 
under  A.  M.  Palmer's  management,  appearing  in  a  number  of 
that  manager's  most  successful  plays.  Mr.  Holland  is  now,  as 
for  several  seasons  past,  playing  tmder  Daniel  Frohman's  man- 
agement, and  during  the  early  part  of  the  present  season 
(1900-'01)  appeared  as  Dr.  Dauplantin  in  "  Self  and  Lady." 

Mr.  Holland  is  a  brother  of  Mr.  Joseph  Jefferson  Holland, 
also  a  well  known  actor,  who  has  been  very  successful  in  light 
comedy  roles. 

Mr.  Holland  is  a  prominent  member  of  "The  Players,"  and 
"The  Lambs." 


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E.   M.    HOLLAND. 


ISABELLE  BVESSON. 

Miss  Isabelle  Evesson  is  an  actress  whose  ability  has 
been  proved  in  many  of  the  best  companies.  She  has  long 
been  a  favorite,  both  in  this  country  and  in  England,  and  has 
received  much  praise  for  her  artistic  impersonation  of  the  many 
roles  in  which  she  has  appeared. 

Miss  Evesson  was  born  in  the  city  of  New  York  in  1875,  and 
is  the  daughter  of  Henry  and  Florine  Evesson  of  that  city. 
Her  education  was  received  in  a  private  seminary,  which  she 
attended  until  she  was  fourteen  years  old,  when  she  made  her 
first  professional  appearance  on  the  stage  at  Daly's  Theatre, 
New  York,  as  a  chorus  girl  in ''The  Royal  Middy."  About 
this  time  rehearsals  were  in  progress  for  '*  Cinderella  at  School," 
in  which  Miss  Evesson  was  given  the  role  of  Psyche  and  was 
understudy  for  Miss  Ada  Rehan.  She  later  took  the  place  of 
Mrs.  McKee  Rankin  as  Carrots,  in  *' Forty-Nine,"  which  was 
followed  by  an  engagement  in  Wallack's  company,  appearing 
as  Fuschia  Leach,  in  "Moths."  After  leaving  Wallack's  com- 
pany she  went  to  England  for  a  two  years'  engagement  at  the 
Criterion  Theatre,  in  London,  where  she  was  very  successful 
in  a  number  of  roles.  Upon  her  return  to  America  she  went  to 
the  Boston  Theatre.  Miss  Evesson  was  given  the  principal 
parts  in  Henry  E.  Dixey's  company,  and  since  then  has  been 
seen  in  a  large  number  of  roles.  She  has  played  over  two 
hundred  prominent  roles  and  has  been  most  successful  in  "  Dr. 
Bill,"  ''Diplomacy,"  "Trilby,"  "  Masqueraders,"  and  in  the 
"Two  Orphans."  In  the  latter  named  play  she  appeared  as 
Henriette. 

In  the  early  part  of  the  season  of  1900-'01,  Miss  Evesson 
was  leading  lady  at  the  American  Theatre  in  New  York,  and 
in  the  latter  part  of  the  same  season  held  a  like  position  with 
the  Forepaugh  Stock  Company  in  Philadelphia.  In  both  these 
houses  the  bill  is  changed  weekly,  so  it  can  be  readily  seen  that 
Miss  Evesson  has  little  time  for  anything  but  the  study  of  her 
art,  to  which  she  is  entirely  devoted. 


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ISABELLE     EVESSON, 


FRITZ  WILLIAMS. 

Mr.  Williams  has  attained  an  enviable  position  as  an  actor, 
and  continues  to  g^row  in  popular  favor.  He  was  born  in  Bos- 
ton, Massachusetts,  and  is  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Wil- 
liams, both  of  theatrical  fame.  His  father,  in  his  early  days, 
was  an  actor  in  high  standing,  but  in  later  years  ceased  acting 
to  become  a  stage  director  for  Mr.  Daniel  Frohman,  with  whom 
he  remained  for  ten  years,  previous  to  which  time  he  was  at  the 
Boston  Museum  for  sixteen  consecutive  years.  It  was  in  his 
native  city  that  Mr.  Fritz  Williams  made  his  debut  with  William 
Wallace  in  that  actor's  well  known  success  *'  Don  Caesar."  His 
next  appearance  was  with  Edwin  Booth.  In  1889  he  joined 
the  Lyceum  Theatre  Stock  Company  under  the  management 
of  Daniel  Frohman  appearing  in  ''The  Wife,"  "The  Charity 
Ball,"  ''The  Guardsman,"  "The  Gray  Mare,"  "Case  of  Rebel- 
lious Susan,"  "The  Amazons,"  "The  Benefit  of  the  Doubt," 
"Merry  Gotham,"  and  the  revival  of  "Old  Heads  and  Young 
Hearts,"  in  which  piece  he  appeared  as  Bob.  He  remained  with 
this  company  for  seven  years,  playing  light  comedy,  character, 
and  eccentric  business.  During  the  early  part  of  the  season  of 
1900-'01  he  appeared  in  "Self  and  Lady"  and  more  recently 
was  seen  in  "  The  Lash  of  the  Whip." 

Mr.  Williams  is  a  member  of  the  Lambs  and  Players  Clubs, 
also  a  member  of  the  Actor's  Order  of  Friendship. 

Mr.  Williams  married  Miss  Katherme  Florence,  June  24, 
1896.  Miss  Florence  was  seen  last  season  with  William  Gil- 
lette in  "  Sherlock  Holmes,"  and  is  this  season  with  Mr.  Crane 
in  "David  Harum." 


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KATHERINE  FLORENCE. 

One  of  the  most  promising,  as  well  as  one  of  the  most 
gifted  young-  actresses  of  this  generation,  is  Miss  Katherine 
Florence,  who  was  born  in  Birmingham,  England.  She  is  the 
daughter  of  Mrs.  Katherine  Rogers,  who  will  be  remembered 
as  the  original  Galatea  in  this  country.  Miss  Florence  received 
her  education  at  St.  Gabriel's  School,  Peekskill,  and  Villa  Maria, 
Montreal. 

Her  first  appearance  upon  the  stage  was  made  with  her 
mother,  when  Miss  Florence  was  still  a  child.  She  was  given 
the  part  of  Jane  in  "Miss  Multon."  Miss  Florence  is  intelli- 
gent and  quick  in  her  intuitions,  has  a  nice  sense  of  balance 
with  regard  to  the  management  of  the  light  and  shade  in  a  part, 
she  is  graceful  in  her  movements  and  pleasing  in  appearance, 
and  owns  a  clear,  full-toned  voice.  She  will  be  most  pleasantly 
remembered  by  many  in  the  "Amazons,"  "The  King's  Mus- 
keteers," and  "  The  Colonial  Girl."  Last  season  she  was  with 
William  Gillette  in  "  Sherlock  Holmes,"  and  for  the  early  part 
of  this  season  she  was  engaged  with  Mr.  William  Crane's  com- 
pany in  "David  Harum."  More  recently,  Mr.  Frohman  has 
engaged  her  as  leading  woman  of  his  Comedians,  succeeding 
Isabel  Irving.  She  made  her  first  appearance  with  this  organi- 
zation at  the  Lyceum  Theatre,  New  York,  in  March,  1901,  play- 
ing an  effusive  part  in  the  play  from  the  French,  called  "The 
Lash  and  the  Whip." 

In  private  life  Miss  Florence  is  the  wife  of  Mr.  Fritz  Wil- 
liams, to  whom  she  was  married  June  24,  1896. 


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KATHERINE     FLORENCE. 


CHARLES  J.  ROSS. 

The  theatrical  career  of  Charles  J.  Ross  began  about 
seventeen  years  ago,  or  to  be  exact  he  began  his  career  April 
5,  1885.  appearing  for  the  first  time  at  Miner's  Bowery  The- 
atre in  a  specialty. 

Mr.  Ross  is  perhaps  best  remembered  in  his  trav  jsties  of 
"Virginius,"  "Cleopatra,"  *' Fedora,"  **The  Conquerors," 
"The  Heart  of  Maryland,"  etc.,  in  which  he  was  assisted  by 
Miss  Mabel  Fenton.  Mr.  Ross  is  a  good  mimic  of  other  ac- 
tors, and  Miss  Fenton  always  impresses  one  as  being  possessed 
of  a  sense  of  effective  and  genuine,  if  rather  coarse,  humor. 
While  it  is  a  fact  that  has  been  overlooked,  possibly,  in  the 
immense  success  of  the  Weber-Fields  enterprise,  the  Ross  and 
Fenton  burlesque  of  a  scene  from  Sardou's  "  Cleopatra  "  really 
was  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  that  form  of  entertainment 
by  the  Weber  and  Fields'  organization.  When  the  German 
dialect  duologists  became  managers  of  the  theatre  that  bears 
their  name  in  New  York,  they  were  not  contributors  of  the 
performances  given  there,  but  remained  on  the  road  as  the  stars 
of  an  organization  on  specialties.  Ross  and  Fenton,  John  T. 
Kelly,  Sam  Bernard,  and  Ryan  and  Richfield  were  the  principals 
in  the  stock  company  of  the  Gotham  theatre.  The  success  of 
the  Ross  and  Fenton  contributions  to  the  bills  there  led  to  an 
elaboration  of  the  burlesques  by  means  of  cartoons  of  cur- 
rently successful  plays. 

Mr.  Ross,  whose  real  name  is  Charles  J.  Kelly,  is  the  son 
of  William  and  Caroline  Kelly,  residents  of  Montreal,  Canada, 
in  which  city  Mr.  Ross  was  born  February  18,  1859.  He  had 
no  schooling  to  sp  ak  of,  but  has  been  very  successful  in  his 
profession.  During  the  season  of  1900-'01  he  was  leading  man 
in  "My  Lady"  Company,  which  had  a  long  and  prosperous 
run  at  the  Victoria  Theatre,  New  York. 

Mr.  Ross  is  a  member  of  the  Lodge  of  Elks,  K.  of  P., 
Masons,  and  New  York  Athletic  Club. 


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CHARLES     ROSS. 


HELENA  MODJESKA. 

Among  the  great  celebrities  of  the  stage,  few  if  any  have 
made  greater  artistic  success  than  Helena  Modjeska,  as  she  is 
known  in  America  and  England,  who  has  been  recognized  as 
Poland's  foremost  tragedienne,  where  she  is  known  as  Madame 
Modrzejewska.  She  has  been  for  years  prominent  in  her  own 
country  and  won  fame  in  an  extensive  repertoire  as  one  of  the 
most  versatile  and  gifted  representatives  of  tragedy. 

Madame  Modjeska  was  born  in  Cracow,  Austrian  Poland, 
October  12,  1844.  Her  mother  was  Mrs.  Benda  previous  to  her 
marriage  to  Michael  Opid.  After  receiving  a  good  education 
in  a  convent  in  Cracow,  Madame  Modjeska  made  her  first  debut 
at  Pochnia,  Poland,  in  a  comedietta  entitled  ''The  White 
Camelia,"  when  not  quite  seventeen  years  of  age.  She  made 
her  American  debut  in  1876,  at  San  Francisco,  in  **Adrienne 
Lecouvreur,"  and  her  London  debut  in  1880,  in  "Camille," 
under  the  title  of  **  Heartsease."  The  most  important  part  of 
her  artistic  career  was  in  Europe,  but  in  regard  to  the  impor- 
tance of  her  success  in  this  country,  Madame  Modjeska  says, 
"  I  consider  as  my  greatest  boon  to  have  been  associated  with 
Mr.  Edwin  Booth  in  1889-'90."  Her  repertoire  in  this  country 
has  consisted  of  Shakespearean  plays,  of  which  she  has 
played  fourteen,  together  with,  "  Mary  Stuart  of  Schiller," 
**  Camille,"  and  "Adrienne  Lecouvreur,"  by  Scribe  &  Legouve. 

Madame  Modjeska  belongs  to  several  catholic  charity  soci- 
eties, and  to  a  number  of  woman  organizations;  she  is  a  patron 
of  the  International  Woman's  Council,  and  an  adopted  daugh- 
ter of  The  Golden  West.  In  private  life  she  is  the  wife  of 
Count  Pozenta  Chlanowska,  to  whom  she  was  married  in  1868. 


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JOSEPH  HAWORTH. 

Not  only  has  Mr.  Haworth's  success  been  conspicuous,  but 
it  has  been  in  the  lines  which  represent  theatrical  art  in  its  high- 
est dig-nity.  He  served  the  long  apprenticeship  which  invariably 
marks  the  career  of  a  successful  interpreter  of  the  Shakespearean 
drama. 

Mr.  Haworth  was  born  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  April  7,  1858, 
son  of  Benjamin  and  Martha  Haworth.  When  quite  young  he 
went  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools.  It  was  in  Cleveland  that  Mr.  Haworth  made 
his  debut  in  the  role  of  the  Duke  of  Buckingham  in  Richard 
HI,  and  when  he  was  but  sixteen  years  of  age.  Mr.  Haworth 
has  always  been  a  conscientious  student,  and  his  opportunities 
have  been  extraordinary.  For  his  training  Mr.  Haworth  says : 
"  I  am  indebted  to  John  A.  Ellsler,  Charlotte  Crampton,  R.  N. 
Field,  Augustin  Daly  and  Dion  Boucicault. 

During  his  career  Mr.  Haworth  has  appeared  in  a  large 
number  of  plays,  a  few  of  the  more  prominent  of  which  are, 
''Paul  Kauvar,"  "  Hoodman  Blind,"  "Hamlet,"  "Richelieu," 
"Othello,"  "Julius  Caesar,"  "Orlando,"  "Richard  HI,"  "Quo 
Vadis,"  "The  Christian,"  and  in  the  title  role  of  "Robert  of 
Sicily."  The  latter  named  piece  was  Mr.  Haworth's  vehicle 
this  season,  but  which  did  not  prove  a  great  success. 

Mr.  Haworth  will  be  most  pleasantly  remembered  as  John 
Storm,  in  "  The  Christian."  His  impersonation  of  the  fanatical 
preacher  of  Hall  Caine's  story  is  said  to  show  unusual  reserve 
and  true  force,  and  and  his  success  in  this  part  equalled,  if  not 
surpassed,  any  of  his  other  work. 

In  fraternal  circles  Mr.  Haworth  is  an  Elk,  a  member  of  the 
Boston  Lodge  of  Elks. 


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ANNA  HELD. 

Anna  Held,  the  bright  and  winsome  Parisian  comedienne, 
who  came  to  America  comparatively  unknown  in  this  country, 
rose  almost  instantly  to  the  rank  of  a  star  of  high  magnitude. 
To  those  who  have  seen  her  in  "  Papa's  Wife,"  her  first  play  in 
English,  the  fact  that  four  years  ago  she  could  not  speak  a  word 
of  English  may  seem  improbable,  but  it  is  none  the  less  true. 

Miss  Held,  whose  name  in  private  life  is  Mrs.  F.  Ziegfeld, 
Jr.,  was  born  in  Paris,  March  18,  1875.  She  was  educated  at 
the  Convent  Neuilly,  Paris,  and  in  1891  made  her  professional 
debut  at  the  Folies  Berger  in  specialty  work.  She  shortly  be- 
came a  favorite  in  the  French  Capitol  and  remained  at  the  Folies 
Berger  for  three  years,  going  from  there  to  the  Theatre  of 
Varieties,  in  the  same  city.  Quitting  the  variety  for  more  seri- 
ous work,  she  played  the  pr'ncipal  role  in  "  La  Poupee,"  in  Paris 
and  in  the  larger  cities  of  France.  '*  La  Poupee,"  and  "  Papa's 
Wife,"  Miss  Held  considers  as  being  her  most  successful  plays 
though  she  has  appeared  in  a  number  of  other  pieces  in  France, 
and  has  also  played  in  Germany  and  Russia  with  much  success. 
She  made  her  appearance  in  America  in  1896,  first  as  a  singer 
and  in  a  short  time  in  the  title  role  in  '*  Papa's  Wife,"  which  is 
an  adaptation  from  a  French  farce  called  **  La  Femme  a  Papa." 

Miss  Held  is  the  wife  of  F.  Ziegfeld,  Jr.,  the  well  known 
theatrical  man  who  staged  "Papa's  Wife,"  and  has  been  act- 
ing as  manager  of  the  production. 


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ANNA     HELD. 


CHARLES  RICHMAN. 

Mr.  Charles  Richman,  one  of  the  leading  actors  of 
America,  at  present  under  the  management  of  Mr.  Charles 
Frohman  and  appearing  in  his  Empire  Theatre  Company  at 
New  York. 

Mr.  Richman  was  born  in  the  City  of  Chicago  and  attended 
the  public  schools  there,  and  later  the  Chicago  College  of  Law, 
from  which  institution  he  graduated,  but  not  to  become  a  lawyer. 
He  chose  the  theatrical  profession  instead,  and  has  made  a  name 
for  himself  that  is  envied  by  many  actors  of  longer  experience. 
His  first  part  of  any  importance  was  with  Agnes  Herndon,  at 
the  People's  Theatre,  New  York,  in  "A  Girl  with  a  Temper." 
This  was  in  1893,  and  in  April  of  the  following  year  was  given 
the  leading  male  role  in  "  Margaret  Fleming."  A  little  later 
in  the  same  year  he  appeared  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  Theatre,  in 
"Hannele,"  playing  the  role  of  the  stranger,  supposed  to  be 
Christ.  He  then  became  a  member  of  A.  M.  Palmer's  stock 
company  and  appeared  in  the  role  of  Dave  Hardy  in  a  revival 
of  "Esmeralda,"  with  Annie  Russell  as  Esmeralda.  His  next 
engagement  was  as  leading  man  for  Mrs.  Langtry,  in  "Gossip," 
and  then  became  leading  man  at  Daly's,  where  he  remained  four 
years,  playing  twenty  parts,  among  them,  Orlando,  in  "As  You 
Like  It;  "  Benedick,  in  "  Much  Ado  About  Nothing;"  Bassanio, 
.in  "  The  Merchant  of  Venice;"  Ferdinand,  in  "The  Tempest;  " 
Charles  Surface,  in  "  School  for  Scandal;  "  Charles  Courtleigh, 
in  "London  Assurance;"  and  Belleville,  in  "The  Country 
Girl."  After  Mr.  Daly's  death  Mr.  Charles  Frohman  engaged 
him  as  leading  man  for  Miss  Annie  Russell,  with  whom  he  ap- 
peared during  the  early  part  of  the  season  of  1900-'01,  in  "  Miss 
Hobbs,"  and  "A  Royal  Family."  During  the  latter  part  of  the 
same  season  he  appeared  at  the  Empire  Theatre  in  "Mrs. 
Dane's  Defense  "  and  "Diplomacy." 

During  his  engagement  with  the  Daly  Company  Mr.  Rich- 
man  played  two  seasons  in  London  and  one  tour  of  England. 
For  the  next  few  years  Mr.  Richman  will  be  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  Charles  Frohman  and  will  very  likely  be  seen  in  a 
great  number  of  successes. 

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ISABEL  IRVING. 

Miss  Isabel  Irving  is  a  young  actress  of  pleasing  person- 
ality and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  brightest  stars  on  the 
American  stage  to-day. 

She  was  born  in  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  not  a  great  many 
years  ago.  She  attended  the  public  schools  in  Bridgeport  from 
which  she  graduated  in  1886.  In  January  of  the  following  year 
Miss  Irving  made  her  first  appearance  on  the  stage  at  the  Stan- 
dard Theatre  in  New  York.  She  was  engaged  by  Rosina 
Volkes  for  the  role  of  Gwendolin  Hawkins,  in  "The  School- 
mistress." Although  Miss  Irving  received  no  preliminary 
training,  she  assumed  the  above  character  at  twelve  hours'  no- 
tice. Later  in  the  season  she  appeared  as  Perkins,  in  *'  A  Double 
Lesson;"  Miss  Violet,  in  "A  Pantomime  Rehearsal;"  Edith 
Leslie,  in  "The  Widow's  Device;"  and  Rose,  in  "Honor 
Bound."  In  1888  Miss  Irving  became  a  member  of  Augustin 
Daly's  company,  where  she  remained  several  years,  making 
three  trips  abroad.  During  her  engagement  with  the  Daly  Com- 
pany Miss  Irving  appeared  in  a  large  number  of  roles,  a  few  of 
which  were  Helen,  in  "  The  Hunchback;  "  Audrey,  in  "As  You 
Like  It;"  Oberon,  in  "A  Midsummer  Night's  Dream;"  Maria, 
in  "  School  for  Scandal ;  "  Susan,  in  "A  Night  Off ;"  also  appear- 
ing in  "Nancy  &  Co.,"  "Railroad  of  Love,"  and  "The  Orient 
Express."  In  the  latter  part  of  the  season  of  1893-'94  she 
became  a  member  of  Daniel  Frohman's  company  and  appeared 
with  the  Lyceum  Theatre  Company  as  Dorothea  March,  in  "A 
Woman's  Silence."  She  was  later  given  the  proud  position  of 
leading  lady  to  John  Drew,  succeeding  Maude  Adams.  Probably 
her  most  successful  role  while  with  Mr.  Drew  was  as  Lady  Jes- 
sica, in  "The  Liars."  During  the  early  part  of  the  season  of 
1900-'01  Miss  Irving  appeared  in  Mr.  Charles  Frohman's  comedy, 
entitled  "Self  and  Lady,"  but  later  in  the  season  was  selected 
to  create  the  role  of  Jocelyn  Leigh  in  the  dramatization  of  May 
Johnson's  early  Virginia  romance,  "To  Have  and  To  Hold." 


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WILLIAM  COLLIER. 

William  Collier,  who  is  acknowledged  to  be  one  of  the 
leading  light  comedy  actors  on  the  American  stage,  is  also  one 
of  the  youngest  stars  of  the  profession  to-day.  Mr.  Collier's 
career  has  been  a  long  and  varied  one.  He  was  for  several  years 
a  member  of  that  sterling  company  headed  by  Ada  Rehan  and 
John  Drew,  which  gave  to  Augustin  Daly's  name  and  theatre 
an  international  reputation.  Associated  with  the  most  finished 
artists  of  the  stage  in  that  superior  school,  William  Collier 
received  his  early  training.  Soon  after  leaving  the  Augustin 
Daly  ranks,  Collier  deflected  into  the  realms  of  farce. 

Mr.  Collier  made  his  first  New  York  hit  as  the  stage  man- 
ager in  "The  City  Directory."  His  acceptance  of  the  engage- 
ment was  an  accidental  affair,  and  was  merely  taken  to  fill  in  a 
few  weeks  time.  He  has  since  appeared  under  the  management 
of  W.  G.  Smyth,  in  "  Hoss  andHoss,"  '' My  Friend  from  India," 
""  The  Man  from  Mexico,"  and  "Mr.  Smooth,"  among  other 
plays.  The  latter  named  piece  was  written  by  Mr.  Collier  him- 
self, and  although  it  gave  him  great  opportunity  for  showing 
his  versatility,  it  was  not  the  comedy  that  Mr.  Smyth  really 
wanted  for  his  young  star.  For  the  first  time  since  leaving  the 
Daly  Company,  Collier  has  starred  in  legitimate  comedy  this 
season  (1900-'01) .  He  has  enacted  the  role  of  Robert  Ridgway, 
in  Augustus  Thomas'  new  comedy  "On  the  Quiet,"  under  the 
direction  of  W.  G,  Smyth  and  F.  L.  Pearley. 

In  all  the  above  named  plays.  Collier  gained  steadily  in 
public  opinion,  and  he  now  has  a  stronger  hold  on  popular  favor 
than  ever  before. 

The  accompanying  picture  of  Mr.  Collier  is  as  Bob  Ridgway, 
in  "On  the  Quiet." 


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WILLIAM     COLLIER. 


MABELLE  OILMAN. 

Miss  Mabelle  Oilman  is  noted  for  her  dramatic  ability  as 
well  as  for  her  charming  and  thoroughly  trained  voice.  She  is 
a  leading-,  favorite  in  this  country  and  in  England,  and  has  shone 
as  one  of  the  brightest  stars  in  Mr.  Daly's  many  productions. 

She  was  born  in  San  Francisco,  California,  and  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  P,  Oilman  of  that  city.  Her  early  education 
was  received  in  the  public  schools  of  her  native  city,  and  later 
she  attended  Mills  College  where  she  received  a  great  deal  of  her 
musical  training.  Early  in  life  she  showed  a  liking  for  the  stage, 
and  being  adequately  gifted  by  nature  with  beauty,  figure,  and 
voice  she  had  little  trouble  in  securing  an  engagement  in  *'The 
Oeisha"  Company.  This  was  the  piece  in  which  she  made  her 
debut,  when  but  sixteen  years  of  age.  Later  she  was  with  the 
original  company  playing  "The  Runaway  Girl,"  in  which  she 
made  a  big  hit.  She  was  next  engaged  for  a  part  in  ' '  The  Round- 
ers," in  which  Thomas  Q.  Seabrooke  was  the  star.  After  leaving 
Mr.  Seabrooke 's  company  she  originated  the  title  role  in  the 
"Casino  Oirl,"  both  in  this  country  and  in  London,  making  a 
most  pronounced  success  in  both  countries.  In  London  she 
was  succeeded  by  Miss  Marie  Oeorge. 

Miss  Oilman  was  under  study  for,  and  later  played,  the 
leading  parts  in  all  the  Daly  productions.  Very  recently  Miss 
Oilman  was  cast  for  the  leading  part  in  *' Prima-Donna,"  but 
owing  to  illness  was  unable  to  appear  in  the  role  when  the  piece 
was  produced  at  the  Herald  Square  Theatre,  New  York,  in  the 
latter  part  of  the  season  of  1900-'01.  Her  place  was  taken  by 
Miss  Lulu  Glaser. 


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MABELLE     OILMAN. 


JAMES  T.  POWERS. 

'' JiMMiE  "  Powers,  one  of  the  best  known  of  farce  come- 
dians, was  born  in  New  York  City  and  made  his  debut  at  the 
Park  Theatre,  Boston,  as  Chip,  in  "  Dreams  of  Fun  in  a  Photo- 
graph Gallery,"  a  piece  more  familiarly  known  as  simply 
"Dreams."  Mr.  Powers'  ability  was  evidenced  from  the  start 
by  his  extremely  original  rendering  of  the  part,  and  he  was 
very  shortly  given  a  leading  comedy  role  in  ''Evangeline,"  the 
play  in  which  so  many  present  day  comedians  had  a  part  at  one 
time  or  another.  Following  this  engagement  he  joined  the 
Yokes  family  in  England,  travelling  with  them  through  the 
smaller  cities  and  sharing  in  their  successes.  Then  he  joined 
the  Drury  Lane  Company,  and  later  went  to  the  Empire  Theatre, 
London. 

Returning  to  America  he  joined  Hoyt  and  Thomas,  playing 
Rats,  in  "A  Tin  Soldier,"  during  the  first  run  of  that  comedy. 
Next  he  became  a  member  of  the  New  York  Casino  forces  and 
played  the  leading  comedy  roles  in  "Erminie,"  *'Nadjy," 
"Madelon,"  ''The  Marquis,"  "  The  Drum  Major,"  and  "The 
Yeoman  of  the  Guard."  A  starring  tour  of  about  four  seasons 
gave  him  opportunity  to  appear  in  "A  Straight  Tip,"  "A  Mad 
Bargain,"  and  "Walker  London,"  in  all  of  which  he  met  with 
popular  success.  Two  of  his  other  plays  were  "A  New  Boy," 
and  "The  Circus  Girl." 

Late  in  the  season  of  1897-'98  Mr.  Powers  became  a  mem- 
ber of  Daly's  Company  and  appeared  in  the  role  of  Flipper,  in 
"A  Runaway  Girl."  He  continued  in  this  part  during  the  fol- 
lowing season  and  part  of  the  next,  playing  at  Daly's  and  the 
Fifth  Avenue  theatres,  in  New  York,  and  on  the  road.  At  the 
beginning  of  the  season  of  1900-'01  he  appeared  in  the  leading 
comedy  part  of  "  San  Toy,"  finishing  out  the  season. 

Mr.  Powers  has  an  unique  manner  of  playing  the  parts  he 
has  created  and  probably  has  no  equal  in  the  popular  fancy  in 
his  own  particular  lines.  With  the  exception  of  "San  Toy," 
all  his  plays  have  given  him  the  character  of  a  young  man  of 
the  "fresh"  type,  and  in  this  he  excels. 

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JAMES     POWERS. 


EDNA  WALLACE   HOPPER. 

One  of  America's  prima-donnas  who  twinkles  very  brightly 
in  the  theatrical  firmament,  and  who  has  done  much  in  makmg 
"  Florodora"  one  of  the  greatest  successes  of  the  present  season, 
is  Edna  Wallace  Hopper. 

She  was  born  in  San  Francisco,  California,  and  received  her 
education  in  the  Van  Ness  Seminary  of  that  city.  Her  profes- 
sional-debut was  made  as  Mabel  Douglass,  in  "  The  Club  Friend," 
a  play  in  which  Roland  Reed  was  then  starring.  This  happened 
in  August  of  1891,  and  after  six  weeks  in  the  part  was  given 
the  position  as  leading  ingenue  in  "  Lend  Me  Your  Wife."  She 
later  joined  Mr.  Charles  Frohman's  company,  appearing  in 
a  large  number  of  successes.  A  few  of  her  most  successful 
roles,  while  in  Mr.  Frohman's  company  were  Lucy  Norton,  in 
*'  Jane ;  "  Mrs.  Patterby,  in  *'  Chums ;  "  Margery  Knox,  in  "  Men 
and  Women;"  and  Wilbur's  Ann,  in  ''The  Girl  I  Left  Behind 
Me."  After  leaving  Mr.  Frohman's  company  she  joined  DeWolf 
Hopper,  to  whom  she  had  been  married  in  June  of  1893,  and 
appeared  as  Paquita,  in  "  Panjandrum,"  a  role  in  which  Delia 
Fox  had  previously  appeared.  During  the  season  of  1893-'94 
Mrs.  Hopper  assumed  the  role  of  Merope  Mallow  in  DeWolf 
Hopper's  production  of  "Dr.  Syntax,"  and  also  appeared  as 
Mataya,  in  "Wang."  Her  last  part  in  Mr.  Hopper's  company 
was  as  Estrelda,  in  "El  Capitan;  "  a  role  which  she  created  in 
1896.  After  leaving  her  husband's  company  she  appeared  in 
"Yankee  Doodle  Dandy,"  and  during  the  season  of  1899-1900 
was  with  Jerome  Sykes  in  "  Cris  and  the  Wonderful  Lamp." 
Mrs.  Hopper's  latest  success  has  been  made  with  the  "  Floro- 
dora "  Company,  at  the  New  York  Casino. 


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EDNA    WALLACE     HOPPER. 


ODELL  WILLIAMS. 

Two  plays  which  have  appealed  very  strongly  to  the  best 
American  sentiment,  which  are  pure  in  their  tone  and  worthy 
of  the  popularity  they  have  gained,  are  "  The  Old  Homestead  " 
and  "Way  down  East."  They  have  never  been  equalled  as 
pictures  of  New  England  life  and  manners,  and  their  natural- 
ness and  dramatic  merit  have  made  them  two  of  the  greatest 
successful  plays  the  world  has  ever  seen.  In  both  plays  Mr. 
Williams,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  has  been  prominently 
identified. 

Mr.  Williams  is  the  son  of  Robert  and  Elizabeth  Williams, 
of  Mechanicsburg,  Ohio,  in  which  town  Odell  was  born,  August 
11,  1853.  His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  district 
school  in  his  native  town,  but  he  later  attended  higher  schools 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  His  professional  debut  was  made  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  in  the  play  "Caste."  Mr.  Williams  will  perhaps 
best  be  remembered  as  Joshua  Whitcomb  in  Mr.  Denman  Thomp- 
son's play  "The  Old  Homestead,"  and  as  Squire  Bartlett,  in 
"Way  Down  East,"  although  he  has  also  been  seen  with  suc- 
cess in  "The  Heart  of  Maryland,"  "  Pudd'n  Head  Wilson," 
"Alabama,"  and  "Kit."  Mr.  Williams  has  but  recently  left 
Mr.  Brady's  Way  Down  East  Company  to  go  into  vaudeville, 
and  is  at  present  appearing  in  a  little  comedy  entitled  "The 
Judge,"  in  which  he  has  met  with  the  success  that  he  has 
always  merited. 

Personally  Mr.  Williams  is  a  man  of  genial  ways  and  is  of 
a  kindly  and  generous  disposition  that  has  won  him  many  friends, 
not  only  in  his  professional  circle  but  in  the  community  at 
large.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Putnam  Masonic  Lodge,  of  New 
York. 


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ODELL     WILLIAMS. 


MAUDE  ODELL. 

Born  in  the  quaint,  sleepy  town  of  Beanfort,  vSouth  Caro- 
lina, Miss  Maude  Odell  has  in  her  make  up  the  fire  and 
courage  of  her  Huguenot  ancestry  and  the  delicacy  and  womanli- 
ness of  her  southern  home-life.  Her  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
James  Odell,  are  prominent  people  in  Beaufort,  her  father  being 
a  well  known  business  man  of  that  section.  Miss  Odell's  first 
education  was  obtained  from  a  governess  who  lived  as  a  mem.- 
ber  of  the  family  in  the  little  southern  town,  and  later  she  was 
sent  to  the  Ursuline  Convent,  at  Columbia,  to  complete  her  school 
work.  Graduating  from  this  institution,  she  returned  to  her 
parents'  home,  where  she  remained  for  several  years. 

Having  ability  and  a  desire  for  the  stage,  Miss  Odell  went 
to  New  York  and  obtained  an  engagement  at  the  Lyceum  The- 
atre, playing  at  first  a  small  part.  Her  talents  soon  brought 
her  into  recognition  with  the  management  and  she  was  given  a 
better  part,  and  in  a  short  time  began  to  appear  in  difficult 
roles. 

Miss  Odell  has  been  most  successful  in  the  heavier  charac- 
ters and  since  her  first  appearance  she  has  played  over  three 
hundred  parts,  being  for  several  years  a  member  of  well  known 
stock  companies.  Among  the  plays  in  which  she  has  been 
prominent  may  be  mentioned,  ''Carmen,"  "The  Prisoner  of 
Zenda,"  and  "The  Musketeers."  In  the  latter  piece  her  work 
as  Miladi,  the  heartless  adventuress,  was  of  high  order,  and  as 
a  result  of  the  success  attained  in  this  role,  Miss  Odell  will 
most  probably  be  exploited  as  a  star  durmg  the  coming  season 
(1901-'02). 


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MAUDE     ODELL. 


THE  ROGERS  BROTHERS. 

There  have  been  few  more  remarkable  successes  on  the 
stage  than  those  won  by  two  men  whose  footlight  faces  are 
famihar  to  thousands  of  theatre-goers  in  all  parts  of  the  coun- 
try, very  few  of  whom  would  recognize  the  portraits  herewith 
published  were  it  not  for  the  names  under  them. 

Gus  and  Max  Rogers  are  New  York  boys,  and  have  been 
on  the  stage  since  1885  and  1887.  Gus  made  his  debut  in  Brook- 
lyn as  a  song  and  dance  man  in  1885,  and  Max  joined  him  in 
1887,  making  up  a  "neat"  song  and  dance  team.  They  played 
various  vaudeville  dates  and  secured  .an  engagement  at  Austin 
&  Stone's  Museum  in  Boston.  They  had  to  do  tv/o  turns,  and 
for  a  second  turn  arranged  a  Dutch  character  sketch.  This 
made  such  a  hit  that  they  continued  to  do  this  act  alone  and 
soon  became  known  as  German  character  comedians  of  con- 
siderable note.  In  1890  they  were  engaged  by  Harry  Kernell 
as  the  feature  for  his  vaudeville  company.  They  remained  with 
him  two  years,  during  which  time  they  played  with  him  one 
entire  season  at  Tony  Pastor's  Theatre  in  New  York.  During 
the  season  of  1895-'96  they  were  a  feature  with  Donnelly  & 
Girard  in  **The  Rain-Makers."     In  the  latter  part  of  the  same 


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MAX     ROGERS. 


THE  ROGERS  BROTHERS. 

season  they  played  a  sixteen  weeks'  engagement  at  Koster  & 
Bials'  Music  Hall,  New  York.  In  1897  they  played  various 
vaudeville  engagements  and  were  retained  by  Messrs  Klaw  & 
Erlanger  as  special  features  in  their  big  production  of  "  A  Round 
of  Pleasure,"  made  at  the  Knickerbocker  Theatre,  New  York, 
in  the  early  spring,  four  years  ago.  Klaw  &  Erlanger  discov- 
ered in  the  Rogers  Brothers  the  possibilities  of  very  attractive 
stars,  and  three  years  ago  they  launched  them  as  the  head 
of  the  Klaw  &  Erlanger  Comedy  Company  in  the  vaudeville 
farce  called  "A  Reign  of  Error,"  written  by  John  J.  McNally, 
dramatic  editor  of  the  Boston  Herald.  The  Rogers  Brothers 
were  a  great  hit  their  first  season.  Last  year  they  appeared  in 
"The  Rogers  Brothers  in  Wall  Street,"  creating  a  great  sensa- 
tion in  all  parts  of  the  country  where  they  played.  During  the 
present  season  (1900-'01)  they  have  been  seen  in  "The  Rogers 
Brothers  in  Central  Park,"  m  which  they  have  broken  the  record 
of  every  theatre  in  which  they  have  played  since  their  opening 
in  August  last  in  Philadelphia. 

The  Rogers  Brothers  enjoy  the  proud  distinction  of  being 
the  only  actors  who  have  their  own  names  appear  in  the  titles 
of  their  plays.  Although  they  have  been  working  the  same 
mine  of  humor  for  years,  and  with  such  profit,  they  are  to-day 
the  greatest  drawing  cards  on  the  American  stage. 


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GUS     ROGERS, 


ISADORE  RUSH. 

One  of  the  most  popular  and  successful  young-  actresses  of 
the  country  is  undoubtedly  Miss  Isadore  Rush,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch.  She  is  the  daughter  of  a  well  known  and  highly 
respected  family  of  Wilkes-Barre,  Penn.,  in  which  city  Isadore 
was  born.  After  receiving  a  first-class  education,  she  made  her 
first  professional  debut  at  the  Boston  Museum,  when  twenty 
years  of  age,  with  Mr.  Roland  Reed  in  "The  Woman  Hater  " 
She  remained  with  Mr.  Reed's  company  continually  since  her 
debut  until  November,  1900,  when  his  health  failed  and  com- 
pelled him  to  retire  from  the  stage.  During  her  engagement 
in  Mr.  Reed's  company  she  has  appeared  in  all  his  plays  since 
the  "Woman  Hater;"  "Lend  me  your  Wife,"  "The  Club 
Friend,"  "innocent  as  a  Lamb,"  "The  Politician,"  and  "The 
Wrong  Mr.  Wright,"  being  a  few  of  the  more  prominent  ones. 
Miss  Rush  is  at  present  with  the  Rogers  Brothers  in  their  com- 
edy "In  Central  Park,"  which  is  under  the  managem.ent  of 
Klaw  &  Erlanger.  Her  work  with  this  company  is  on  an  entirely 
new  line,  but  her  success  has  been  equally  as  great  as  it  had 
previously  been  while  with  Mr.  Reed.  Her  beauty  and  vivacity 
are  most  valuable  aids  to  her  art,  which  is  thoroughly  trained, 
and  her  success  as  a  drawing  attraction  increases  with  each 
season. 


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ISADORE     RUSH, 


CHAUNCEY  OLCOTT. 

Mr.  Olcott  has  attained  an  enviable  position  both  as  an 
actor  and  singer  and  continues  to  grow  in  popular  favor.  He 
is  the  son  of  Mellon  W.  Olcott,  a  well  known  resident  of  Buffalo, 
New  York,  in  which  city  Chauncey  was  born  on  July  21,  1860. 
He  received  his  education  in  the  public  school.  Number  36,  in 
his  native  city. 

His  first  appearance  on  the  stage  was  with  Emersons  and 
Holley's  Minstrel  Company,  in  the  city  of  Chicago.  He  was 
nineteen  years  old  at  this  time  and  was  billed  to  sing  ballads. 
His  talent  was  of  so  pronounced  a  nature  that  it  was  imposible 
for  him  to  remain  long  in  obscurity,  and  soon  after  his  first 
appearance  he  was  seen  in  roles  which  showed  his  talent  to  more 
advantage.  For  three  years  he  was  in  London,  where  he  was 
received  and  acknowledged  as  a  singer  of  great  merit.  During 
his  stay  in  London  he  devoted  a  great  deal  of  his  time  to  study. 

Mr.  Olcott  has  been  seen  in  a  large  number  of  successful 
plays,  but  probably  the  most  notable  ones  have  been,  "  Mavour- 
neen,"  "  Sweet  Inniscarra,"  "  Romance  of  Athlone,"  and  "Gar- 
rett O'Magh."  The  latter  named  play  is  his  latest  and  has  been 
acknowledged  by  many  critics  as  the  best  play  in  which  Mr. 
Olcott  has  been  seen  as  a  star. 

Besides  being  a  member  of  several  clubs  Mr.  Olcott  is  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus  Lodge. 


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CHAUNCEY     OLCOTT. 


CHRISTIE  MACDONALD. 

A  young  and  versatile  actress  who  is  both  famous  for  her 
beauty  and  for  her  abiHty  in  the  histrionic  art  is  Miss  Christie 
MacDonald.  Although  she  has  recently  left  comic  opera  to  go 
into  legitimate  comedy,  Miss  MacDonald  is  best  known  in  oper- 
atic roles.  She  was  born  in  Pictou,  Nova  Scotia,  February  28, 
1878,  but  at  an  early  age  moved  with  her  parents  to  Boston,  where 
she  received  her  education.  Her  first  appearance  on  the  stage 
was  with  Mr.  Francis  Wilson,  in  the  revival  of  "Erminie."  She 
was  also  seen  with  Mr.  Wilson  in  his  opera  *' Half-a-King." 
Her  first  real  success  was  as  Minutezza,  the  Princess  of  Capri, 
in  Sousa's  opera,  ''The  Bride  Elect."  In  this  opera  she  cap- 
tured her  audience  with  a  tuneful  little  ditty  called  * '  The  Snow 
Baby."  She  was  seen  again  in  "  The  Walking  Delegate,"  "  The 
Man  in  the  Moon,"  "  The  Cadet  Girl,"  and  "  Princess  Chic." 
In  "  The  Cadet  Girl "  she  played  the  leading  part  after  two  days' 
rehearsal,  and  made  a  most  pronounced  hit.  Her  greatest  suc- 
cess has  been  her  present  part  as  Evelina  Hodge,  in  the  play 
called  "Hodge,  Podge  &  Co.,  "with  Peter  F.  Dailey  as  the  star. 
It  is  her  song,  "  'E  Didn't  Seem  To  Know  Just  What  To  Say," 
that  has  made  this  part  a  success,  and  also  contributed  largely 
to  the  success  of  the  play. 

On  May  12,  1901,  Miss  MacDonald  was  married  to  Mr. 
William  Winter  Jefferson,  the  second  youngest  son  of  Joseph 
Jefferson.  The  wedding  took  place  at  "  Crow's  Nest,"  the 
Jefferson  summer  home  at  Buzzard's  Bay,  Massachusetts. 

Miss  Christie  MacDonald  is  prominent  in  stage-land  by  reason 
of  a  dainty,  quaint  kind  of  grace  all  her  own,  by  a  pretty  face, 
a  prettier  voice,  and  by  youth. 


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CHRISTIE     MACDONALD. 


ROBERT  M.  DROUET. 

A  popular  actor,  who  has  appeared  in  many  favorite  mod- 
ern plays,  creating-  their  principal  roles,  is  Robert  M.  Drouet. 
He  is  thorough  in  all  his  work,  and  his  fine  stage  presence  makes 
him  particularly  fitted  to  delineate  characters  of  the  heroic 
mould. 

He  was  born  in  the  western  town  of  Clinton,  Iowa,  March 
27,  1872,  and  is  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Drouet.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  district  school  of  his  native  town. 
He  was  nineteen  years  old  when  he  made  his  debut  in  "Paul 
Kauvar,"  at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  New  York  City.  Mr. 
Drouet  will  perhaps  be  best  rembered  as  John  Storm,  in  "The 
Christian,"  in  which  Viola  Allen  was  the  star.  He  has  recently 
made  a  most  pronounced  hit  as  Col.  Jack  Brereton,  in  "Janice 
Meredith,"  with  Mary  Mannering  in  the  title  role. 

He  has  also  gained  great  fame  as  an  author,  having  written 
a  number  of  very  successful  plays.  Among  his  more  famous 
plays  are  "A  Woman's  Power,"  "  Fra  Diano,"  and  "Doris." 
The  latter  was  most  successfully  produced  by  the  well  known 
actress.  Miss  Effie  Ellsler,  in  the  title  role. 

On  the  whole,  Robert  M.  Drouet  is  an  actor  and  author  in 
whom  Clinton  is  justified  in  feeling  a  special  and  peculiar  pride. 
Not  only  has  Mr.  Drouet's  success  been  conspicuous,  but  it 
has  been  in  the  lines  which  represent  theatrical  art  in  its  highest 
dignity. 

Mr.  Drouet  was  married  in  1898  to  Miss  Mildred  Loring. 
daughter  of  M.  A.  Loring, — non  professional. 


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ROBERT     DROUET. 


ODETTE  TYLER. 

Odette  Tyler  (Mrs.  Elizabeth  Lee  Shepherd)  was  born 
in  Savannah,  Georgia,  September  26,  1869.  Her  father  was 
general  W.  W.  Kirkland,  who  was  a  West  Point  cadet,  and  en- 
tered the  United  States  Navy,  but  went  to  the  South  during  the 
Civil  War.  Her  mother  was  a  sister  of  General  William  Hardee, 
of  Savannah,  at  one  time  commandant  at  West  Point,  and  later 
a  Southern  general. 

Miss  Tyler,  as  she  is  best  known,  was  educated  at  St.  Lo- 
retto  Convent,  Savannah,  and  was  but  fourteen  years  of  age 
when  she  made  her  professional  debut.  The  piece  was  "  Sieba," 
and  even  at  that  time  she  showed  promise  of  future  success. 
A  few  years  later  she  joined  Daniel  Frohman's  company,  appear- 
ing at  the  Madison  Square  Theatre,  New  York.  Among  her 
most  successful  plays  at  that  time  may  be  mentioned  "  Men  and 
Women,"  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  "Merchant  of  Venice,"  and 
"Secret  Service."  For  a  short  time  she  appeared  with  Miss 
Minnie  Maddern,  now  Mrs.  Fiske,  and  also  filled  a  special  en- 
gagement with  Steele  Mackaye,  in  "Colonel  Tom,"  in  which 
piece  she  may  be  said  to  haye  made  her  first  decided  hit. 

A  few  years  ago,  Miss  Tyler  was  married  to  R.  D.  Shepherd, 
of  Shepherdstown,  West  Virginia,  who  is  known  on  the  stage 
as  R.  D.  MacLean.  During  the  coming  season,  1901-'02,  she  is 
to  star  with  her  husband  in  elaborate  productions  of  "King 
John,"  and  "  Coriolanus."  Miss  Tyler  shows  in  her  work  the 
stock  from  which  she  springs.  Her  acting  is  marked  by  dig- 
nity, and  the  true  womanliness  for  which  Southern  women  are 
renowned,  and  she  has  an  indescribable  charm  and  grace  of 
manner  found  only  too  seldom  on  the  stage  or  elsewhere. 

During  the  summer  months,  Miss  Tyler  and  her  husband 
live  quietly  on  their  large  estate  in  West  Virginia,  caring  but 
little  for  the  noise  and  excitement  of  the  city. 


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ODETTE     TYLER. 


R.  D.  Maclean. 

The  eminent  and  Shakespearean  actor,  Mr.  R.  D.  MacLean, 
was  born  in  New  Orleans  on  March  7,  1859.  His  childhood 
was  spent  there  and  in  Virginia,  where  his  ancestors  have  lived 
for  more  than  a  century.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Washington  Lee 
University,  of  Virginia,  and  at  the  early  age  of  nineteen  became 
the  agent  of  his  father's  large  estates  in  Louisiana.  He  also 
represented  his  cousins,  Peter  C.  Brooks  and  Shepherd  Brooks 
of  Boston,  who  owned  several  million  dollars'  worth  of  property 
in  New  Orleans  and  its  environs. 

In  private  life  he  is  Mr.  R.  D.  Shepherd.  His  home  ,at 
Shepherdstown,  West  Virginia,  is  a  superb  old  place  of  over 
2,000  acres.  It  is  situated  in  the  famous  Shenandoah  Valley, 
on  the  banks  of  the  Potomac  River. 

Mr.  MacLean  assumed  his  mother's  maiden  name  when  he 
went  upon  the  stage.  From  early  childhood  he  has  been  pas- 
sionately fond  of  the  stage,  and  as  a  college  boy  was  famous 
as  a  Shakspearean  reader.  Like  many  other  great  actors,  he 
was  graduated  from  the  ranks  of  amateurs.  As  an  amateur  he 
won  fame  in  New  Orleans  and  finally  resolved  to  abandon  his 
commercial  career,  which  was  an  assured  success,  for  the  uncer- 
tainties of  the  stage. 

His  first  appearance  as  a  star  was  in  1886.  During  six  sea- 
sons he  presented  a  varied  repertoire,  which  included  "  Romeo 
and  Juliet,"  "Ingomar,"  "Twelfth  Night,"  "The  Winter's 
Tale,"  "Othello,"  "The  Merchant  of  Venice,"  "Spartacus," 
"Richard  the  Third,"  "Cleopatra,"  and  many  others.  He  is 
now  starring  with  Modjeska  and  Odette  Tyler.  But  little  is 
known  of  Mr.  MacLean  off  the  stage,  as  he  retires  to  his  coun- 
try home  as  soon  as  his  season  closes. 

Next  season,  under  the  direction  of  W.  G.  Smyth,  he  will 
star  with  his  wife,  Miss  Odette  Tyler,  in  an  elaborate  production 
of  "King  John"  and  "  Coriolanus."  He  will  also  be  seen  in 
"The  School  for  Scandal "  and  "  Ion." 

Mr.  MacLean  is  a  diligent  worker  and  a  careful  student, 
and  is  known  to  be  unusually  kind  and  considerate  to  the  mem- 
bers of  his  company. 

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R.  D.  Maclean, 


PAULINE  HALL. 

Miss  Pauline  Hall  has  risen  from  an  obscure  position 
in  the  chorus  to  a  place  among  the  leading  actresses  now  upon 
the  American  stage.  She  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Feb- 
ruary 26, 1865,  and  is  the  daughter  of  Minnie  and  Frederic  Schmit- 
gall  of  that  city.  She  attended  the  schools  of  her  native  city,  but 
at  the  early  age  of  fourteen  left  school  to  go  upon  the  stage. 
Her  first  appearance  was  made  at  the  Grand  Opera  House  in 
Cincinnati,  as  a  page,  in  the  play  *' Richelieu."  She  was  not 
satisfied  with  her  chances  of  advancement  in  the  West,  and 
went  to  New  York,  that  Mecca  of  all  actors  and  actresses,  where 
her  beautiful  voice  and  charming  personality  soon  won  their 
way  into  the  hearts  of  the  New  York  public. 

**  Erminie "  was  her  first  real  success  at  the  New  York 
Casino,  but  she  starred  in  several  popular  plays  produced  in  that 
theatre,  namely,  **Amorita,"  "Gypsy,"  "Baron,"  and  ''Puri- 
tania."  Later  she  appeared  at  the  head  of  her  own  company 
in  such  plays  as  '*The  Honeymooners,"  and  "The  Chimes  of 
Normandy." 

Miss  Hall  is  now  appearing  with  great  success  in  vaude- 
ville, and  is  under  contract  for  a  European  tour,  where  she  is  to 
appear  in  all  the  large  cities,  among  which  are  Berlin,  Vienna, 
Dresden  and  Hamburg. 

In  private  life  she  is  known  as  Pauline  Hall  McLellan. 


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PAULINE     HALL. 


ROBERT  MANTELL. 

Among  the  more  prominent  actors  in  the  dramatic  profes- 
sion is  Mr.  Robert  Bruce  Mantell. 

Mr.  Mantell  is  the  son  of  James  and  Elizabeth  Mantell, 
both  of  whom  were  born  in  Scotland,  and  gave  to  their  son 
that  sound  common  sense  and  thrift  which  has  made  the  name 
of  Scotchman  famous  the  world  over.  Mr.  Mantell  well  deserves 
to  be  classed  among-  the  many  men  of  to-day  who  have  been 
the  architects  of  their  fame  and  fortunes.  He  owes  his  present 
position  as  a  prominent  actor  to  his  own  persevering  energy  in 
the  face  of  all  obstacles,  and  together  with  sheer  resolution  and 
indomitable  will  has  risen  in  his  profession,  while  hundreds  of 
others  more  highly  favored  by  surrounding  circumstances  and 
material  aid,  have  utterly  failed  in  the  competitive  race  for 
dramatic  success.  Mr.  Mantell  is  one  of  America's  several 
adopted  sons,  who  first  saw  the  light  of  day  in  Scotland, 
and  w^hose  loss  to  the  mother  country  is  our  country's  gain. 
He  was  born  in  Irvine,  Ayrshire,  Scotland,  February  7,  1854. 
He  received  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Belfast,  Ireland. 
When  twenty-two  years  of  age  he  made  his  professional  appear- 
ance at  Rochdale,  Lancashire,  England,  as  the  Sergeant 
in  "  Arrah-na-Pogue,  "  on  October  21,  1876.  He  played  for 
several  seasons  through  the  English  provinces,  and  then 
came  to  this  country,  appearing  with  Mme.  Modjeska.  He 
later  returned  to  England,  and  on  his  second  visit  to  this  coun- 
try he  made  his  really  first  hit  in  New  York  in  *'  Fedora,"  with 
the  late  Fanny  Davenport,  and  soon  after  became  a  star  and  has 
been  seen  in  "Hamlet,"  "Othello,"  "Monbars,"  "  Corsican 
Brothers,"  "Dagger  and  Cross,"  "Face  in  the  Moonlight," 
"Romeo,"  "Macbeth,"  and  many  others. 

In  fraternal  circles  Mr.  Mantell  is  a  Mason. 


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ROBERT     MANTELL. 


HILDA  SPONG. 

Miss  Hilda  Spong  is  a  daughter  of  Mr.  Walter  B.  Spong, 
a  well  known  scenic  artist  of  London.  Miss  Spong  began  her 
stage  career  eight  years  ago  in  Australia,  with  Messrs.  Brough 
and  Boucicault.  Upon  returning  with  her  parents  from  Australia 
to  London,  four  years  ago,  she  was  at  once  engaged  by  John 
Coleman  for  the  leading  part  in  a  Drury  Lane  production.  She 
appeared  subsequently  in  other  important  roles  and  created  the 
stage  part  of  Imogen  Parrott,  in  "  Trelawney  of  the  Wells," 
at  the  Court  Theatre,  London. 

Daniel  Frohman  had  been  in  communication  with  the  Eng- 
lish actress,  and  when  he  saw  her  performance  in  London  in 
"Trelawney  of  the  Wells,"  he  immediately  engaged  her  for 
three  years,  with  the  view  of  making  her  the  leading  woman  of 
his  stock  company. 

Miss  Spong,  though  above  the  average  in  size,  is  a  young 
woman — the  youngest  leading  woman  Mr.  Frohman  has  yet 
had;  but  her  style,  method  and  dramatic  instinct  have  fitted  her 
with  the  authority  of  distinction  for  leading  roles,  and  she  will 
doubtless  occupy  the  same  position  in  Mr.  Frohman' s  company 
at  Daly's,  that  Ada  Rehan  occupied  during  the  latter  years  of 
Augustin  Daly's  life. 

The  parts  in  which  Miss  Spong  appeared  in  New  York 
after  "  Trelawney  of  the  Wells,"  were  the  leading  roles  in  the 
"Ambassador,"  in  "The  Manoeuvres  of  Jane,"  in  "The  Inter- 
rupted Honeymoon,"  in  "The  Man  of  Forty,"  and  in  "Lady 
Huntworth's  Experiment." 

Owing  to  her  clever,  piquant  and  finished  impersonation  of 
Lady  Huntworth,  at  Daly's,  Miss  Spong  rose  immediately  to 
stellar  prominence;  and  Daniel  Frohman  especially  featured 
her  during  the  spring  season  of  1900-'01.  She  impresses  her 
acting  personality  so  distinctly  on  the  minds  of  playgoers,  that 
henceforth  Daniel  Frohman' s  organization  at  Daly's  Theatre 
will  be  clearly  distinguished  by  the  use  of  her  name  on  the 
bills  alone. 


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HILDA     SPONG. 


LEO  DIETRICHSTEIX. 

Leo  James  Dietrichstein,  the  clever  actor  and  equally 
clever  adapter  of  good  plays,  is  an  American  only  by  adoption, 
having-  been  born  in  Temesbar,  Hungary,  January  6,  1864.  He 
is  a  son  of  Sigismund  Ladislay  Dietrichstein.  Mr.  Dietrichstein 
received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Vienna  and 
at  the  Technical  High  School. 

He  made  his  professional  debut  at  the  age  of  18  at  Linas, 
Austria,  in  an  adaptation  of  "  The  Private  Secretary,"  in  which 
he  made  the  beginning  of  his  reputation.  Shortly  after  his  debut 
Mr.  Dietrichstein  came  to  America  and  was  naturalized  in  1896, 
after  he  had  become  known  both  as  an  actor  and  playwright. 
One  of  his  first  plays  to  meet  with  success  was  **  Charlie's 
Aunt,"  a  comedy,  in  which  the  principal  character  was  a  man 
masquerading  as  a  woman.  One  of  his  last  plays  to  date,  "  Are 
You  A  Mason?"  has  for  its  pivot  a  character  of  the  same  kind. 
"Charlie's  Aimt "  has  been  one  of  the  longest  lived  of  farce 
comedies,  because  it  possesses  those  elements  which  make  it 
ever  new  and  which  are  chiefly  due  to  Mr.  Dietrichstein 's  ability 
to  make  into  good  English  a  clever  play  from  another  language. 
Among  others  of  his  making  may  be  mentioned  "  The  Song  of 
the  Sword,"  "All  on  Account  of  Eliza,"  and  "A  Southern 
Romance." 

It  was  to  Mr.  Dietrichstein  that  Louis  Mann  and  Clara  Lip- 
man  went  for  a  play  during  the  season  of  1899-1900,  and  "  All 
on  Account  of  Eliza  "  was  the  selection  made.  This  piece  had 
a  new  story,  a  plot  so  far  out  of  the  ordinary  in  smaller  things, 
and  a  setting  equally  original  from  a  player's  point  of  view, 
that  it  carried  with  it  success  from  the  start  and  carried  its  per- 
formers through  the  season  at  the  top  of  the  wave.  "  Are  You 
A  Mason?"  which  began  its  career  late  in  the  season  of  1900-'01, 
also  proved  a  success  from  the  start  and  ran  into  the  hot  weather 
without  a  break.  In  this  play  Mr.  Dietrichstein  was  seen  not 
only  as  an  author,  but  *as  an  actor  as  well,  and  proved  again 
his  ability  in  both  lines. 


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LEO     DIETRICHSTEIN. 


PHCEBE   DAVIES. 

This  popular  favorite  has  made  herself  a  prominent  place 
among^  the  actresses  whose  forte  is  found  in  emotional  roles, 
and  is  one  of  the  artists  whose  talent  brought  her  a  position 
as  one  of  the  leaders  on  the  American  stage.  Miss  Davies  was 
born  in  San  Francisco,  California,  on  March  27,  1867.  She  is 
the  daughter  of  David  and  Annie  Davies,  who  are  well  known 
and  highly  respected  people  of  San  Francisco.  Phoebe  received 
her  education  in  the  district  school,  and  later  graduated  from 
the  San  Francisco  High  School. 

She  made  her  debut  at  the  Baldwin  Theatre,  in  her  native 
city,  when  at  the  age  of  fifteen,  in  the  play  called  "Chespa," 
Miss  Davies  is  not  an  actress  who  has  appeared  in  a  large  num- 
ber of  roles,  but  she  will  be  well  remembered  in  "The  New 
South,"  *'  Called  Back,"  and  as  Ophelia,  in  a  well  known  actor's 
''  Hamlet."  She  created  the  role  of  Anna,  in  William  A.  Brady's 
"Way  Down  East,"  and  her  conception  of  this  role  has  met 
with  marked  approval  wherever  it  has  been  presented.  The 
details  of  the  plot  include  incidents  of  a  highly  dramatic  charac- 
ter, and  the  part  of  Anna  Moore  is  especially  prolific  of  oppor- 
tunities for  artistic  work,  and  on  the  whole  Miss  Davies  is  a 
capable  and  painstaking  actress,  and  a  general  favorite. 

In  the  latter  part  of  the  season  1900-'01,  Miss  Davies  ap- 
peared in  the  title  role  of  "  Betsy  Ross,"  at  Poughkeepsie,  New 
York,  in  which  she  will  star  during  the  season  of  1901-'02. 

In  private  life.  Miss  Davies  is  the  wife  of  Joseph  R.  Grismer. 


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PHCEBE     DAVIES. 


FRANCIS  WILSON. 

Francis  Wilson,  standing-  in  the  front  rank  of  broad  come- 
dians of  the  comic  opera  in  America,  made  his  debut  as  an  actor 
when  but  eight  years  old.  He  had  a  small  part  in  an  amateur 
minstrel  performance  given  in  the  Assembly  Buildings,  Phila- 
delphia, and  made  a  hit,  even  at  this  early  age.  His  parents, 
Charles  Edwin  and  Emily  Von  Erdon  Wilson,  Quaker  residents 
of  Philadelphia,  kept  him  at  school  several  years  after  this  ini- 
tial performance,  however,  although  Mr.  Wilson  had  an  insatiable 
longing  for  the  stage,  and  tried  several  times  to  obtain  a  place 
in  the  ranks  of  professionals. 

Leaving  school,  he  joined  a  minstrel  company,  and  made 
his  professional  debut  as  a  song  and  dance  artist.  This  craving 
being  tmsatisfied,  he  turned  toward  the  legitimate,  and  in  1878 
he  left  a  position  paying  $100  a  week  to  accept  a  salary  of  $15 
a  week  at  the  Chestnut  Street  Theatre,  Philadelphia.  He  soon 
gained  prominence  in  comedy  roles,  and  during  the  season  of 
1879  played  in  "M'liss"  with  Annie  Pixley.  Going  back  to  Phila- 
delphia, he  played  Sam  Gerridge,  in  "Caste,"  and  Sergeant 
Jones,  in  "Ours."  Success  marked  his  efforts  in  these  lines, 
as  it  had  in  all  else  he  tried,  but  Mr.  Wilson  began  to  want  to 
sing  again.  He  started  out  in  comic  opera  as  Sir  Joseph  Porter, 
in  "  Pinafore,"  and  in  a  short  time  became  leading  comedian  of 
the  McCaull  Opera  Company,  and  then  of  the  Casino,  New 
York.  Later  he  organized  his  own  company,  and  with  increas- 
ing success  has  played  "The  Oolah,"  "The  Merry  Monarch," 
"Half  a  King,"  "The  Little  Corporal,"  and  "  The  Monks  of 
Malabar." 

Mr.  Wilson  is  a  member  of  The  Players,  The  Groliers  and 
The  Lambs'  Clubs,  and  is  as  jolly  a  good  fellow  as  there  is  on 
the  stage. 


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FRANCIS     WILSON. 


EFFIE  ELLSLER. 

''Born  in  the  purple"  there  have  been  four  generations  of 
EUslers,  Miss  Effie  Ellsler  being  the  present  living  representa- 
tive of  that  famous  theatrical  family.  Her  father  was  John 
Ellsler,  for  many  years  manager  of  a  theatre  at  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
from  which  many  prominent  actors  were  sent  out,  and  her 
mother,  Effie  E.  Ellsler,  was  an  excellent  actress.  Miss  Effie 
Ellsler  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  and  began  her  stage  career, 
as  did  so  many  other  clever  women,  in  ''A  Sea  of  Ice,"  then 
became  one  of  the  famous  Evas  in  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  and 
then  cantered  through  the  gamut  of  old-time  opera-comique  and 
as  "  The  Daughter  of  the  Regiment"  into  Shakespearean  roles, 
as  Rosalind,  and  Portia,  and  Juliet,  back  into  comic  opera  as 
Josephine,  in  *' Pinafore."  She  was  a  member  of  the  Madison 
Square  Theatre  Company  and  later  of  the  Union  Square  Company. 
Miss  Ellsler  was  the  original  Hazel  Kirke  in  the  play  of  that 
name.  In  this  role  she  was  most  successful  and  played  it  so 
many  hundreds  of  times  that  she  finally  broke  down.  She  was 
also  the  original  Priscilla,  in  *'  Storm  Beaten,"  Zor a  Warden,  in 
"  The  Governess,"  and  in  the  title  role  of  "  Doris,"  a  successful 
drama  by  Mr.  Robert  Drouet. 

That  Miss  Ellsler  is  one  of  our  most  capable  actresses  is 
evidenced  by  the  great  success  she  made  in  the  title  role  of 
"Barbara  Frietchie,"  during  the  season  of  1900-'01.  In  accept- 
ing the  role  of  Barbara  Frietchie,  Miss  Ellsler  displayed  a  great 
deal  of  courage,  being  brave  enough  to  make  her  reappearance 
in  critical  New  York  in  a  play  and  part  in  which  Miss  Julia 
Marlowe  had  previously  made  a  big  hit. 


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EFFIE     ELLSLER. 


ARTHUR  BYRON. 

Mr.  Arthur  Byron  has  long  been  known  as  a  capable 
actor  and  leading-  man.  It  was  not  long  after  his  entrance  into 
the  profession  that  his  work  in  minor  roles  brought  him  advance- 
ment, and  earned  him  popular  favor  in  important  roles.  He 
comes  from  a  wxll  known  family  of  the  theatrical  world.  His 
father  was  Oliver  Doud  Byron,  and  his  mother  Kate  Crehan 
Byron,  both  favorably  known  in  all  parts  of  the  United  States. 
Arthur  Byron  is  a  nephew  of  the  famous  actress,  Ada  Rehan, 
and  is  also  related  to  Hattie  Russell  and  Arthur  Rehan.  The 
latter  named  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  manager.  Mr. 
Byron  was  born  in  New  York  city,  April  3,  1872,  and  received 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  St.  Paul's  School.  From  the 
latter  named  institution  he  graduated  at  a  comparatively  early 
age.  When  seventeen  years  of  age  he  made  his  professional 
debut  at  the  Academy  of  Music  in  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  with  his 
father  and  mother,  in  their  famous  play  entitled  "Across  the 
Continent."  During  his  professional  career  Mr.  Byron  has  been 
leading  man  with  Sol  Smith  Russell,  Felix  Morris,  and  Maude 
Adams.  He  remained  with  Miss  Adams'  company  two  seasons, 
previous  to  which  he  was  for  one  season  a  member  of  the  Cali- 
fornia Stock  Company  and  appeared  as  a  star  in  popular  price 
theatres  one  season.  For  eight  years  he  has  been  under  the 
management  of  Mr.  Charles  Frohman,  six  years  of  which  he 
has  been  with  John  Drew  as  his  leading  man.  A  few  of  the 
plays  in  which  Mr.  Byron  has  figured  most  prominently  of  late 
years  are  "Rosemary,"  "Marriage  of  Convenience,"  "The 
Liars,"  "Tyranny  of  Tears,"  and  "Richard  Carvel." 

Mr.  Byron  is  a  well  known  club  man  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Players,  Lambs,  New  York  Athletic,  New  York  Yacht,  and 
Monmouth  Golf  clubs. 


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ARTHUR     BYRON. 


ETHEL   BARRYMORE. 

The  name  "  Barrymore  "  has  long  been  known  to  the  play 
going  public  and  in  all  probability  it  will  continue  to  be  for 
many  years  to  come. 

Miss  Ethel  Barrymore,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is  the 
daughter  of  Maurice  and  Georgie  Drew  Barrymore,  both  well 
known  players  and  both  admired  for  their  art  and  loved  for  their 
personal  qualities,  and  who  have  contributed  most  effectively  to 
the  fame  of  many  of  the  greatest  of  American  theatrical  com- 
panies. Miss  Ethel  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  August  15, 1880,  in 
the  home  of  her  grandmother  (Mrs.  John  Drew).  Shortly  after 
Miss  Barrymore  was  born  her  parents  moved  to  England,  where 
they  remained  until  she  was  seven  years  old,  when  they  returned 
to  America.  Miss  Barrymore's  education  was  received  in  the 
Convent  of  Notre  Dame,  at  Philadelphia,  from  which  she  grad- 
uated when  at  the  age  of  fifteen.  Miss  Barrymore's  early 
ambition  was  to  become  a  great  musician,  and  with  that  end  in 
view  practiced  diligently  for  several  years,  but  after  leaving 
Notre  Dame  she  gave  up  that  ambition  and  went  upon  the  stage. 
Her  professional  debut  was  made  with  Mrs.  John  Drew,  in 
''The  Rivals,"  Miss  Barrymore  portraying  the  role  of  Julia. 
After  appearing  in  several  other  small  parts  in  her  grandmother's 
company  she  became  a  member  of  her  uncle's  company  (Mr. 
John  Drew),  playing  a  maid's  part  in  "Rosemary."  During 
the  season  of  1897-'98  she  was  in  the  cast  of  "  Secret  Service" 
and  went  with  the  company  to  London,  and  while  there  was 
engaged  by  Sir  Henry  Irving  to  play  a  boy's  part  in  *' Peter 
the  Great,"  and  later  appeared  in  "The  Bells."  The  early  part 
of  the  following  season,  1898-'99,  Miss  Barrymore  was  with 
Miss  Annie  Russell  in  "Catherine,"  and  the  latter  part  of  the 
same  season  appeared  in  "  The  Liars."  She  was  leading  woman 
in  "His  Excellency  the  Governor"  during  the  season  of  1899- 
1900.  Miss  Barrymore's  greatest  success  was  that  of  last  season 
in  the  role  of  Mme.  Trentoni,  in  Mr.  Clyde  Fitch's  successful 
play,  "Captain  Jenks  of  The  Horse  Marines." 


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ETHEL     BARRYMORE. 


ROBERT  TERRELL  HAINES. 

A  young  actor,  who  is  probably  not  so  well  known,  but  nev- 
ertheless deserving-  of  praise,  is  Robert  Terrell  Haines,  now 
leading  man  with  Viola  Allen. 

Mr.  Haines  was  born  in  Muncie,  Indiana,  Februarys,  1872, 
son  of  Adelbert  S.  Haines,  a  well  known  resident  of  Muncie. 
Mr.  Haines  attended  the  district  school  in  his  native  town,  and 
also  the  University  of  Missouri,  and  after  graduating  in  law 
from  that  institution,  he  practiced  in  Kansas  City  for  about  one 
year.  He  decided  that  his  forte  was  acting,  and  went  to  New 
York,  where,  in  1891,  he  entered  a  school  of  acting.  After 
three  or  four  months,  he  left  the  school  for  the  more  practical 
experience  of  a  road  tour  with  Robert  Downing.  The  follow- 
ing two  seasons  he  supported  Thomas  W.  Keene  in  standard 
tragedies,  and  the  next  season  he  was  with  James  O'Neill  in 
"Monte  Cristo."  Mr.  Haines  was  engaged  especially  to  play 
the  king  to  the  Hamlet  of  Walker  Whiteside.  He  then  played 
the  heroic  role  in  "  Darkest  Russia,"  for  half  a  season,  changing 
to  the  role  of  De  Neipperg,  in  "Madame  Sans  Gene,"  support- 
ing Katherine  Kidder.  He  has  also  been  seen  in  "The  Cherry 
Pickers,"  and  with  Henry  Miller,  and  also  with  several  stock 
companies,  playing  all  his  roles  with  much  success. 

A  failure  is  sometimes  as  good  as  a  success,  for  it  was 
owing  to  the  complete  failure  of  "  Broderside,"  that  Mr.  Haines 
was  engaged  to  play  the  part  of  Don  John,  in  Viola  Allen's 
production  of  "in  the  Palace  of  the  King,"  in  which  he  has 
made  a  notable  success,  and  it  is  safe  to  predict  that  in  the  near 
future,  Mr.  Haines  will  rank  as  one  of  the  leading  lights  in  the 
theatrical  world. 


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ROBERT     HAINES. 


IRMA  LAPIERRE. 

Born  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  Nov.  10,  1881,  of  French  parent- 
age, Miss  Irma  LaPierre  found  herself,  when  but  sixteen  years 
old,  compelled  by  reverses  of  fortune,  to  seek  an  occupation, 
and  went  to  New  York  with  her  mother  with  that  object  in  view. 
She  had  studied  elocution  under  Mr.  Ziegfeld,  but  with  no  in- 
tention of  becoming  a  professional  elocutionist.  At  one  time 
when  David  Belasco  heard  her  read,  he  advised  her  to  go  to 
New  York.  When  it  became  necessary  for  her  to  earn  her  own 
living,  she  followed  his  advice,  and  presented  herself  in  his 
New  York  office,  whereupon,  instead  of  giving  her  any  encour- 
agement, he  advised  her  to  return  to  Chicago,  as  he  thought 
her  too  young  to  go  upon  the  stage.  But  Miss  LaPierre  had 
not  come  all  the  way  from  Chicago  to  be  put  off  so  easily,  and 
so  began  to  look  elsewhere  for  an  engagement.  She  went  to 
see  Mr.  R.  M.  Palmer,  who  treated  her  most  considerately,  but 
who  too  advised  her  to  give  up  the  idea  of  going  on  the  stage. 
Finding  that  her  resolve  was  not  to  be  shaken,  Mr.  Palmer,  not 
being  able  to  do  anything  for  her  himself,  gave  her  a  letter  to 
Mr.  W.  A.  Brady,  but  which  did  not  terminate  in  an  engagement. 
After  much  difficulty,  she  secured  an  engagement  with  Augustin 
Daly's  Company,  her  first  part  being  Lucy,  in  '*  London  Assur- 
ance ;"  then  followed  Maria,  in  *'  School  for  Scandal ;  "  Nami, 
in  "The  Geisha;"  Tiema,  in  *' Lili-Tse ;  "  and  Marie,  in  "Cir- 
cus Girl."  She  accompanied  Mr.  Daly's  company  to  London  and 
played  for  two  weeks  with  Miss  Ada  Rehan  at  the  Shaftsbury 
Theatre.  Miss  LaPierre' s  first  really  big  part  was  in  "  Beside  the 
Bonnie  Brier  Bush,"  and  it  was  during  her  engagement  with 
this  company  that  Mr.  Brady  saw  her  act  and  offered  her  the 
part  of  Anna  Moore,  in  "Way  Down  East,"  in  which  she  has 
been  appearing  for  two  seasons  meeting  with  great  success. 
Miss  LaPierre  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  one  of  the  youngest 
women  ever  given  a  star  part,  for  at  the  time  of  her  engage- 
ment with  Mr.  Brady  she  was  but  seventeen  years  old. 


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IRMA     LAPIERRE. 


WILLIAM  NORRIS. 

One  of  the  younger  g-eneration  of  actors,  but  nevertheless 
deserving  of  much  praise  for  his  excellent  portrayal  of  several 
important  roles  which  have  required  some  exceedingly  clever 
work  by  this  clever  young  actor. 

He  was  born  in  the  city  of  New  York,  June  15,  1870,  and 
received  his  early  education  in  that  city,  attending  the  public 
schools  there,  and  later  entered  the  Boys'  High  School  in  San 
Francisco,  California,  graduating  with  honors.  He  is  the  son 
of  Elias  M.  Black.  Mr.  Norris  did  not  make  his  debut  until  he 
had  gained  his  majority,  when  he  appeared  on  the  stage  for  the 
first  time  in  the  city  of  Buffalo,  New  York,  in  a  play  called 
*'  Girl  I'^rom  Mexico."  His  next  appearance  was  in  the  "  Belle 
of  New  York,"  following  in  a  more  important  role  in  "  His 
Excellency  The  Governor."  When  Mr.  Zangwill's  play,  "The 
Children  of  the  Ghetto,"  was  first  produced  Mr.  Norris  was  given 
a  role,  but  the  play  not  being  a  great  success  in  itself  there  was 
very  little  chance  for  any  member  of  the  cast  to  make  an  indi- 
vidual one.  Mr.  Norris  was  also  seen  in  ''The  Burgomaster," 
and  later  appeared  with  Miss  Viola  Allen  in  her  great  success 
entitled,  "  In  the  Palace  of  the  King."  The  part  of  Miguel  De 
Antona,  the  court  fool,  known  as  Adonis,  was  given  to  Mr. 
Norris,  and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  it  would  have  been  a  difficulty 
to  have  found  any  one  who  coiild  have  handled  the  part  with 
greater  ease  and  met  with  the  success  that  everywhere  attended 
Mr.  Norris. 

In  fraternal  circles  Mr.  Norris  is  a  Mason,  a  member  of  the 
Munn  Lodge,  of  New  York. 


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WILLIAM     NORRIS. 


MILDRED  HOLLAND. 

Mildred  Holland,  one  of  the  most  artistic  of  the  younger 
emotional  stars,  and  whose  abihty  is  unquestioned,  received  her 
dramatic  education  at  the  Chicago  Conservatory.  Her  first 
professional  engagement  was  in  Hanlon's  "  Superba,"  after 
which  she  came  to  notice  through  her  artistic  and  charming  im- 
personation of  Diane  Kauvar,  the  wife  of  Paul  Kauvar,  in  Steele 
Mackaye's  master  piece  by  that  name;  following  that  engage- 
ment by  an  appearance  in  melodrama,  at  the  conclusion  of  which 
she  became  a  member  of  Augustin  Daly's  stock  company, 
playing  opposite  parts  to  Ada  Rehan.  Miss  Holland  then  be- 
came the  star  of  "Two  Little  Vagrants,"  one  of  the  most  suc- 
cessful melodramas  of  recent  years.  In  this  play  she  portrayed 
Fan-Fan,  a  typical  Paris  ragamuffin  who  had  a  heart  as  large  as 
his  body.  In  this  role  she  was  most  successful  and  continued 
in  the  same  for  three  consecutive  seasons,  gaining  both  fame 
and  fortune. 

In  March,  1900,  her  manager,  Edward  C.  White,  produced 
Theodore  Kremer's  romantic  drama  ''The  Power  Behind  The 
Throne,"  in  which  production  she  plays  the  part  of  Aria,  a 
character  differing  from  any  she  has  ever  enacted.  The  portrayal 
of  this  character  at  once  put  Miss  Holland  in  the  front  rank  of 
America's  emotional  stars. 

No  actress  has  worked  harder  for  recognition  than  Miss 
Holland.  Her  success  is  all  her  own,  and  has  been  won  by 
merit  alone,  aided  by  wonderful  pluck  and  perseverance. 

During  the  coming  season  (1901-'02)  Miss  Holland  will  be 
seen  in  a  new  historical  drama,  in  which  she  will  portray  one 
of  the  most  famous  queens  in  history. 


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MILDRED     HOLLAND. 


HENRY  JEWETT. 

Henry  Jewett  is  a  son  of  the  far  south,  having  been 
born  in  Australia,  and  living-  during  his  boyhood  in  New  Zealand. 
He  showed  an  inclination  toward  the  stage  in  early  youth  but 
did  not  gratify  it  until  he  had  left  school  and  entered  the  Bank 
of  New  Zealand  as  a  clerk.  He  became  interested  in  amateur 
theatricals,  and  in  1879  appeared  in  his  play,  "Bitter  Cold," 
performed  in  Dunedin,  Province  of  Otago. 

In  1880  he  made  his  professional  debut  in  Wellington,  New 
Zealand,  in  Walter  Reynolds'  company.  Later  he  joined  a 
stock  company  and  appeared  in  "The  Three  Guardsmen," 
"  Arrah-na-Pogue,"  and  "  The  Danites."  A  year  with  the  stock 
company  brought  him  into  some  prominence  and  he  obtained 
a  position  with  Louise  Pomeroy  and  went  to  Australia.  There 
he  appeared  in  "  The  Lights  o'  London,"  "  The  Two  Orphans," 
"Across  the  Continent,"  "The  Silver  King,"  "Queen's  Evi- 
dence," and  many  other  modern  dramas.  He  later  became 
leading  man  in  a  company  headed  by  Signor  and  Signora  Ma- 
jeroni,  and  during  this  engagement  he  married  Miss  Frances 
Hastings,  of  Melbourne. 

In  September,  1892,  he  visited  America  for  the  first  time, 
landing  at  San  Francisco.  The  first  season  he  played  in  "  My 
Uncle's  Will,"  "Nancy  &  Co.,"  "A  Night  Off,"  "Siberia," 
"Shadows  of  a  Great  City,"  "Two  Roses,"  and  "Pink  Domi- 
noes." The  next  season  he  became  leading  man  for  Miss  Julia 
Marlowe,  appearing  in  all  the  plays  in  her  list.  In  1894  he 
joined  Richard  Mansfield's  company  and  created  the  part  of 
Sergins,  in  "Arms  and  the  Man."  In  1895-'96  he  made  a  name 
for  himself  as  Benedict  Arnold  in  an  unsuccessful  play  of  that 
name.  Following  this  he  joined  a  company  playing  classic 
drama.  During  the  season  of  1896-'97  he  was  again  with  Mr. 
Mansfield,  and  the  following  season  was  with  Fanny  Davenport 
in  "Joan  of  Arc."  During  the  summer  of  1898  he  played  in 
Shakespearean  drama,  and  late  in  1899  joined  "The  Christian 
Company,"  playing  John  Storm.  During  the  early  part  of 
1900-'01  he  played  the  leading  part  in  Liebler  &  Co.'s  unsuc- 
cessful "Choir  Invisible,"  and  in  the  later  part  of  the  season 
played  Lord  Jeffries  in  "  Sweet  Nell  of  Old  Drury." 

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HENRY    JEWETT. 


MAY  IRWIN. 

A  general  favorite  with  theatre  goers,  who  has  won  her  way 
to  the  top  by  hard  work,  is  May  Irwin,  by  birth  a  Canadian,  and 
daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Campbell,  of  Whitby,  Ontario,  where 
May  was  born.  May,  with  her  sister  Flo,  used  to  sing  in  an 
Episcopal  church  choir  at  their  home,  but  both  being  ambitious, 
they  later  appeared  as  a  team  in  the  variety  halls. 

May  Irwin  made  her  professional  debut,  when  but  thir- 
teen years  of  age,  at  Rochester,  New  York,  January  8,  1875. 
The  next  year  she  was  under  the  management  of  Daniel  Shelby, 
and  the  year  following,  she,  with  her  sister  Flo,  joined  Tony 
Pastor's  company,  where  they  remained  until  1883,  doing  short 
sketches,  and  singing  duets  together.  The  four  years  follow- 
ing, she  was  with  Augustin  Daly's  company,  playing  many 
roles  with  great  success. 

"  Laugh  and  the  world  laughs  with  you,"  is  a  saying  that 
can  truly  be  applied  to  Miss  Irwin,  for  who  that  has  seen  and 
heard  her  in  such  plays  as  * 'Widow  Jones,  "Courted  into  Court," 
"Kate  Kip,"  "Sister  Mary,"  or  "The  Belle  of  Bridgeport," 
has  not  laughed. 

Miss  Irwin's  latest  success  up  to  the  present  writing  is 
"Madge  Smith,  Att'y." 


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MAY     IRWIN. 


ANDREW  MACK. 

Andrew  Mack,  the  Irish  comedian,  was  born  in  the  city  of 
Boston,  of  Irish  parents,  in  the  middle  sixties,  and  received  his 
education  in  that  city's  public  schools.  The  house  in  which  he 
first  saw  the  light  still  stands,  in  the  shadow  of  the  church 
steeple  made  famous  by  Paul  Revere  in  the  early  Revolutionary 
days. 

At  an  early  age  Andrew  attracted  the  attention  of  the  late 
John  Stetson,  the  most  prominent  theatrical  manager  of  his 
day,  and  appeared  at  the  Howard  Athenaeum  under  his  manage- 
ment as  a  singer  of  Irish  songs.  For  three  years  he  remained 
at  this  celebrated  theatre,  and  then  went  to  New  York,  where, 
as  a  balladist,  he  won  success  in  several  minstrel  organizations, 
Haverley's,  Simon's,  Slocum's,  Wilson's  and  Rankin's,  being 
the  most  prominent.  His  aspirations  were  toward  the  dramatic 
stage,  however,  and  he  secured  an  engagement  with  W.  H. 
Powers,  who  had  at  that  time  en  tour  the  well  known  Irish 
plays,  **  The  Fairies'  Well  "  and  ''  The  Ivy  Leaf."  He  remained 
under  this  management  two  years,  when  he  starred  in  the  drama 
"  Irish  Loyalty." 

A  splendid  offer  from  Rich  &  Harris  brought  him  into 
musical  comedy,  and  he  was  for  two  seasons  associated  with 
Peter  F.  Dailey  and  May  Irwin.  Mr.  Mack's  rise  was  so  rapid 
that  all  the  prominent  managers  were  trying  to  place  him 
under  their  banners.  Rich  &  Harris  were  the  fortunate  ones, 
and  he  has  appeared  tinder  their  management  for  the  past  four 
seasons  in  *' An  Irish  Gentleman,"  "The  Ragged  Earl,"  ''The 
Last  of  the  Rohans,"  and  "The  Rebel." 

Mr.  Mack  will  be  seen  next  season  in  a  new  play  entitled 
"Tom  Moore,"  which  will  be  first  presented  at  the  Broadway 
Theatre  in  New  York  City. 


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ANDREW    MACK. 


MABEL  HOWARD. 

Miss  Mabel  Howard's  stage  record  is  not  long,  but  in  her 
few  years  of  theatrical  life  she  has  become  a  marked  favorite 
with  audiences  where  she  has  appeared,  and  gives  much  promise 
of  a  career  of  brilliancy  under  the  tutelage  of  David  Belasco, 
whose  protegee  she  is. 

Miss  Howard  was  born  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  September 
3,  1879,  and  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  A.  Howard  of 
that  city.  She  received  her  education  at  Bartholomew's  School, 
Cincinnati,  standing  high  in  her  studies  and  being  noted  for  her 
perseverance.  She  took  part  in  various  amateur  theatricals,  and 
when  but  nineteen  years  old  made  her  professional  debut  in 
New  York.  She  was  fortunate  even  in  her  first  appearance, 
having  a  part  in  "Cyrano  de  Bergerac,"  when  Richard  Mans- 
field produced  it  at  the  Garden  Theatre,  New  York,  in  the  season 
of  1899-1900. 

David  Belasco  became  interested  in  her  work,  and  found  a 
place  for  her  in  Mrs.  Leslie  Carter's  company.  She  then  was 
given  Mrs.  Carter's  part  in  ''The  Heart  of  Maryland,"  and 
during  the  first  season  of  ''Zaza"  was  understudy  to  Mrs.  Car- 
ter, playing  one  of  the  minor  roles  steadily.  During  the  season 
of  1900-'01,  she  was  featured  in  Belasco's  road  company,  'The 
Heart  of  Maryland,"  playing  the  role  of  Maryland  Calvert. 

Miss  Howard's  work  is  marked  with  a  thoroughness  and 
understanding  seldom  seen  in  so  young  an  actress.  She  has  a 
clear  pleasing  voice,  and  her  delivery  and  manners  show  much 
reserve  force.  In  so  difficult  a  role  as  that  of  Zaza,  she  keeps 
well  within  the  bounds,  while  in  "The  Heart  of  Maryland  "  she 
makes  the  heroine  a  real  person. 

Miss  Howard  feels  that  she  owes  much  of  her  success  to 
David  Belasco,  and  to  the  artists  with  whom  she  has  been  asso- 
ciated during  her  short  career. 


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MABEL     HOWARD. 


EDGAR  L.  DAVENPORT. 

Edgar  Loomis  Davenport,  for  the  past  two  seasons  with 
Viola  Allen's  company,  is  the  elder  son  of  Edward  L.  Daven- 
port, and  brother  of  Fanny  and  Harry  Davenport.  In  speaking 
of  Mr.  Davenport,  Henry  Austin,  formerly  of  the  Illustrated 
American,  wrote:  *'  I  remember  with  keen  pleasure  his  Julian 
Beauclerc,  in  *  Diplomacy ; '  his  Clement  Hale,  in  *  Sweet  Lav- 
vender;'  his  Charles  Courtly,  in  'London  Assurance;'  and 
his  Jacob  McClosky,  in  'The  Octoroon,'  struck  me  as  an  ex- 
ceedingly clever  villain.  This,  in  contrast  with  his  Mr.  Toots, 
in  '  Dombey  &  Son,'  evidenced  Davenport's  variety  of  range. 
His  Captain  Molineaux,  in  '  The  Shaugraun '  was  another  no- 
table impersonation.  One  of  his  later  successes  was  the  part 
of  Chambers  in  the  late  Frank  Mayo's  original  production  of 
'  Pudd'n  Head  Wilson,'  at  the  Herald  Square  Theatre,  April  15, 
1895.  Davenport  has  the  reputation  of  having  'played  more 
parts  than  any  other  actor  of  his  years,  and  it  is  only  fair  to  say 
that  the  value  of.  the  family  name  seems  to  be  quite  safe  in  his 
keeping.  His  artistic  preferences  are  clearly  for  character  work 
and  light  comedy,  but  the  superb  schooling  he  has  had  has 
made  him  such  an  all-around  actor  that  he  possesses  at  all  times 
what,  for  lack  of  a  better  phrase,  one  might  call  the  audacity  of 
sagacity." 

Mr.  Davenport  is  thirty-five  years  old,  he  has  been  on  the 
stage  really  all  his  life,  having  played  child  parts  with  his  father 
and  mother.  In  1887  he  entered  the  Boston  Museum  Stock 
Company,  entirely  unknown  professionally,  remained  five  years 
and  became  leading  man,  having  played  over  fifty-five  parts 
there,  fifteen  of  them  original  in  this  country.  After  leaving 
the  Museum  his  impersonation  of  Oliver  St.  Aubyn,  in  "The 
Crust  of  Society,"  was  ranked  as  a  most  artistic  and  finished 
piece  of  acting.  Although  a  comparatively  young  man,  he  is 
an  excellent  example  of  the  old  school  actor,  not  one  thrust 
into  prominence  by  some  accidental  hit  in  a  part  that  just  fits 
him. 


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E.    L.    DAVENPORT. 


CLARA  BLOODGOOD. 

Mrs.  Bloodgood  is  an  actress  whose  transit  to  the  front 
has  been  very  rapid;  not  by  undeserved  promotion,  for  she  is  a 
most  discreet,  sympathetic  and  convincing  actress,  and  has  well 
merited  her  promotion.  She  was  born  in  Long  Branch,  New 
Jersey,  in  1870,  her  mother  was  Miss  Annie  Sutton,  a  sister  of 
Mrs.  Lloyd  Aspinwall,  her  father  is  Mr.  Edward  Stephen,  a  well 
known  lawyer  in  New  York.  She  received  her  education  at  St. 
John's  School  in  Brighton,  England. 

Mrs.  Bloodgood' s  first  appearance  on  the  stage  was  made 
in  1898,  at  the  Empire  Theatre,  New  York,  in  a  small  part  in 
The  Conquerors. ' '  She  later  appeared  with  Miss  Annie  Russell, 
in  "Catherine,"  and  "Miss  Hobbs."  She  is  at  present  a  mem- 
ber of  Amelia  Bingham  Stock  Company,  playing  a  part  in  "  The 
Climbers." 

Mrs.  Bloodgood  has  been  twice  married,  her  first  husband 
was  Mr.  William  Havemeyer,  to  whom  she  was  married  in  1887, 
and  the  following  year  she  secured  a  divorce  from  him  in  New 
York  State,  and  in  1889  married  Mr.  John  Bloodgood,  Junior. 


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CLARA    BLOODGOOD. 


BURR  Mcintosh. 

Not  only  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch  prominent  as  an 
actor,  but  equally  as  prominent  as  a  business  man,  politician, 
playwright,  athlete  and  war  correspondent. 

Mr.  Mcintosh  was  born  in  the  town  of  Wellsville,  Ohio, 
August  21,  1862,  but  when  very  young  moved  with  his  parents 
to  Cleveland,  where  he  remained  until  he  was  ten  years  old, 
when  his  parents  again  moved,  this  time  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.  Mr. 
Mcintosh  attended  the  grammar  school,  and  later  a  preparatory 
school,  where  he  fitted  himself  to  enter  Lafayette  College,  of 
Easton,  Pa.  While  at  Easton  he  became  quite  as  proficient  in  ath- 
letics as  in  his  studies.  In  1883  he  entered  Princeton  University, 
where  he  became  a  great  favorite  among  the  students  and  was 
elected  vice-president  and  secretary  of  the  Intercollegiate  Ath- 
letic Association.  After  leaving  Princeton  Mr.  Mcintosh  obtained 
a  position  on  the  Philadelphia  News,  where  he  made  a  record  for 
himself  in  a  very  few  weeks.  Mr.  Mcintosh  made  his  profes- 
sional debut  August  31,  1885,  at  the  14th  Street  Theatre,  New 
York,  in  Bartley  Campbell's  "  Paquita  "  Company.  Mr.  Mcintosh 
did  not  long  pose  as  an  actor,  and  shortly  after  his  debut  re- 
turned to  journalism,  but  he  did  not  follow  that  vocation  long, 
when  he  returned  to  the  stage.  During  his  theatrical  career  he 
has  been  engaged  in  some  of  the  best  companies.  A  few  of 
his  greatest  success  have  been  as  Tippy  Brasher,  in  "  Nancy  & 
Co.;"  as  Colonel  Moberly,  in  "Alabama;"  as  Joe  Vernon,  in 
"  Mizzoura;  "  as  Taffy,  in  the  original  production  of  *'  Trilby ; " 
as  Jack  Rose,  in  "  Piney  Ridge;  "  as  Joe,  in  ''  The  Cowboy  and 
The  Lady;"  as  Dan'l  Boone  Brigley,  in  "The  Governor  of 
Kentucky;"  and  during  the  past  season  (I900-'0l)  as  Philemon 
Hennion,  in  "Janice  Meredith." 

As  a  business  man  Mr.  Mcintosh  has  been  very  successful, 
and  at  the  present  time  is  conducting  one  of  the  leading  photo- 
graph galleries  in  New  York  city. 


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BURR   Mcintosh, 


BLANCHE  BATES. 

Miss  Blanche  Bates,  who  is  now  making  the  hit  of  her 
career  as  Cigarette,  in  Paul  M.  Potter's  dramatization  of  Ouida's 
"Under  Two  Flags,"  was  born  in  Portland,  Oregon,  in  1873. 
She  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  M.  Bates,  both  profes- 
sional people,  and  very  popular  on  the  Pacific  coast.  Miss 
Bates  was  not  educated  for  the  stage,  as  her  parents  did 
not  wish  her  to  become  an  actress,  but  after  having  appeared 
several  times  in  amateur  performances,  however,  she  made  her 
first  professional  appearance  with  T.  Daniel  Frawley's  stock 
company  in  San  Francisco.  While  with  this  company  she 
appeared  successfully  as  Mrs.  Hillary,  in  "The  Senator,"  and 
in  the  leading  comedy  roles  of  such  plays  as  "  The  Last  Word," 
"  Nancy  &  Co.,"  "The  International  Match,"  "The  Railroad 
of  Love,"  "The  Great  Unknown,"  "7-20-8,"  "  Transit  of  Leo," 
and  also  "Sweet  Lavender." 

In  1898  Miss  Bates  came  to  New  York  and  played  Shake- 
spearean roles  under  Augustin  Daly's  management  until  the 
close  of  that  season,  and  in  1899  made  her  great  success  as 
the  Countess  Mirtza,  in  "The  Great  Ruby."  During  the  same 
season  she  appeared  as  Miladi,  with  James  O'Neill  as  D'Ar- 
tagnan,  in  Sidney  Grundy's  dramatization  of  **  The  Three  Musket- 
eers," scoring  another  phenomenal  success. 

Miss  Bates  is  a  handsome  and  accomplished  actress,  and 
for  the  past  few  years  she  has  been  making  rapid  strides  in  her 
profession,  and  at  her  present  rate  of  progress  should  achieve 
wonders  in  the  future. 


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BLANCHE     BATES. 


EZRA  KENDALL. 

One  of  the  most  popular  and  high  priced  artists  now  upon 
the  vaudeville  stage,  is  Ezra  Freemont  Kendall.  He  was  born 
on  a  farm  near  Centreville,  Allegheny  County,  New  York,  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1861.  He  is  the  son  of  Lieutenant  Ezra  W.  Kendall 
and  Eliza  R.  Kendall — nee  Pratt.  His  father  was  a  member  of 
the  64th  New  York  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  killed  in  action 
at  the  battle  of  Fair  Oaks,  Virginia,  June  1,  1862. 

Mr.  Kendall  was  educated  at  the  district  school  until  he  was 
fourteen,  when  he  entered  a  printing  office,  where  he  staid  seven 
years.  In  August,  1881,  he  left  this  office  to  go  upon  the  stage, 
appearing  first  as  property  man  and  general  utility  man.  He 
made  his  debut  when  twenty-one  years  of  age  in  "  Only  a 
Fa3*mer's  Daughter,"  and  later  played  in  "  One  of  the  Old  Stock," 
and  **  Just  Landed."  Mr.  Kendall  played  in  *'We,  Us  &  Com- 
pany "  one  year,  and  then  sold  it  to  William  A.  Westoyer.  His 
greatest  success  was  perhaps  '*A  Pair  of  Kids,"  in  which  he 
played  eleven  years.  During  the  season  of  1894  he  played 
"The  Substitute."  Mr.  Kendall  was  with  David  Henderson 
in  the  extravaganza  "Ala  Baba,"  which  had  a  run  of  one 
hundred  nights  in  Chicago.  For  the  past  five  years  he  has  been 
appearing  with  great  success  in  vaudeville,  playing  both  matinee 
and  evening  performances. 

In  March,  1887,  Mr.  Kendall  was  married  to  Tenny  Dunn, 
and  he  has  now  six  children,  the  eldest  of  whom  is  thirteen. 

In  fraternal  circles,  Mr.  Kendall  is  an  Elk. 


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EZRA     KENDALL. 


FLORENCE  ROCKWELL. 

Miss  Rockwell  has  had  the  honor  of  being  the  only,  ac- 
tress of  modern  times  to  play  the  part  of  Juliet  when  at  the  age 
given  by  Shakspeare  to  the  heroine  of  his  love  tragedy.  She 
was  barely  fourteen  years  old  when  she  made  her  debut  in  this 
difficult  role,  then  was  leading  lady  for  Thomas  Keane.  Her 
first  appearance  was  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  and  even  then 
began  the  success  which  has  been  hers. 

Florence  Rockwell  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1880,  and 
on  her  father's  side  belongs  to  an  old  New  England  family, 
headed  by  John  Dea  Rockwell.  Her  mother  is  a  southerner, 
the  daughter  of  the  late  Captain  Thomas  W.  Rea,  who  was  well 
known  on  the  Mississippi  during  the  time  when  steamboat  travel 
was  so  popular.  Miss  Rockwell's  early  schooling  was  in  the 
middle  west  and  in  New  England,  and  she  had  travelled  over 
much  of  the  country  before  her  stage  experience  began. 

Following  her  engagement  with  Thomas  Keane  in  ''  Romeo 
and  Juliet,"  she  played  Virginia  and  Ophelia  with  James  O'Neill 
during  one  of  his  periodic  attempts  to  get  away  from  ''Monte 
Cristo."  Then  she  was  leading  support  for  Sol  Smith  Russell 
in  "Hon.  John  Springsby,"  and  later  for  Stuart  Robson  in 
"Oliver  Goldsmith."  In  the  latter  piece  she  was  the  first  to 
play  the  part  of  Mary  Horneck,  the  Jessamy  bride,  a  character 
well  suited  to  her.  In  the  season  of  1899-1900  she  played  a 
special  engagement  at  the  Tremont  Theatre,  in  Boston,  and 
her  performance  of  "  Camille  "  not  only  won  approbation  of 
every  critic,  but  made  for  her  a  lasting  place  in  the  heart  of  the 
Boston  public.  During  the  present  season  (1900-'01)  she  has 
been  leading  lady  for  Mr.  Henry  Miller  in  "Richard  Savage," 
portraying  the  part  of  Elizabeth  Wilbur,  Richard's  sweetheart. 
In  this  play,  and  in  "Oliver  Goldsmith,"  Miss  Rockwell  has 
become  best  known  to  the  general  public,  and  nowhere  has  she 
received  anything  but  favorable  comment. 


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FLORENCE     ROCKWELL. 


TIMOTHY  MURPHY. 

Of  the  actors  entitled  to  rank  as  true  artists,  Timothy 
Murphy  (or  Tim  Murphy  as  he  is  best  known)  is  unquestionably 
one,  and  his  ability  as  a  comedian  has  won  him  fame  and  fortune. 
Appreciation  of  his  genius  grows  with  acquaintance,  and  Mr. 
Murphy  is  most  pleasantly  received  by  theatre-goers  in  general, 
having  attained  an  enviable  position  as  an  actor  and  continues 
to  grow  in  popular  favor.  He  comes  of  good  old  New  England 
stock.  His  father  was  Mr.  John  Murphy,  a  well  known  and 
highly  respected  citizen  of  Rupert,  Vermont.  His  son  Timothy 
was  born  to  him  April  12,  1865.  Timothy's  boyhood  was  much 
the  same  as  that  of  any  other  boy  raised  in  a  small  town.  His 
opportunities,  however,  he  used  to  good  advantage,  and  when 
he  had  attended  the  district  school  and  the  academy  of  the  town 
the  required  time,  he  had  gathered  a  share  of  learning  that  has 
stood  him  in  good  stead  up  to  the  present  time.  Mr.  Murphy 
made  his  first  appearance  on  the  stage  when  twenty  years  of 
age  at  New  York  City.  His  line  of  work  then  was  the  imitating 
of  famous  actors.  He  later  left  that  line  of  work  to  go  into 
legitimate  comedy.  The  four  most  successful  of  his  plays  are 
"A  Texas  Steer,"  "Old  Innocence,"  ''The  Carpet  Bagger," 
and  "  A  Bachelor's  Romance."  It  is  in  the  latter  named  play  in 
which  he  is  starring  this  season  (1900-'01).  Mr.  Murphy  has  a 
new  play  for  next  season  entitled  "  A  Capital  Comedy,"  by  Paul 
Wilstach. 


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TIMOTHY     MURPHY. 


VALERIE  BERGERE. 

Valerie  Bergere,  whose  family  name  is  de  Beaumont, 
was  born  in  Metz,  Alsace-Lorraine,  in  1875,  and  received  her 
early  education  in  France.  Though  a  native  of  that  German 
piece  of  France,  she  is  as  truly  French  as  though  born  in  Paris, 
and  yet  she  seems  to  be  as  much  American  as  anything  else. 
She  was  but  a  girl  when  she  came  to  America,  and  she  grew 
up  so  well  in  her  adopted  country  as  to  be  foreign  in  nothing 
but  name.  Her  first  professional  appearance  was  at  Oakland, 
California,  when  she  was  nineteen  years  old.  She  had  then  a 
part  in  "Harbor  Lights,"  a  melodrama  that  was  popular  a  few 
years  ago.  It  was  only  a  short  time  before  she  proved  her 
ability  as  an  actress,  both  in  light  and  heavy  roles,  and  during 
the  season  of  1900-'01  her  performance  of  Cho-Cho-San,  in 
Belasco's  little  play,  ''Madame  Butterfly,"  did  much  to  make 
her  famous.  She  has  also  achieved  success  in  "Carmen," 
"  Madame  Sans  Gene,"  "The  Dancing  Girl,"  "  Forget-Me-Not," 
and  as  Nancy  Sykes  in  a  short  lived  production  of  "Oliver 
Twist." 

In  the  role  of  Cho-Cho-San,  in  "Madame  Butterfly,"  Miss 
Bergere  displays  charmingly  the  delicacy  and  finish  of  her  art. 
She  is  quaintly  pathetic  through  the  whole  performance,  lending 
a  piquancy  and  delightful  coloring  to  her  impersonation.  In 
the  long,  yearning  watch  of  the  Japanese  wife  for  her  American 
lover  she  gives  by  quaint  pantomime  a  telling  impression  of  the 
anxiety  that  is  hers,  and  later,  in  the  tragic  climax,  she  rises  to 
a  point  of  emotional  intensity  that  is  as  artistic  as  it  is  telling. 

Miss  Bergere  also  played  the  role  of  Cora,  the  stocking 
model,  in  "  Naughty  Anthony,"  during  the  first  part  of  the  season 
of  1900-'01,  being  sent  into  vaudeville  with  "Madame  Butter- 
fly" in  February,  1901. 

Besides  being  an  accomplished  actress,  Miss  Bergere 
is  a  linguist  of  much  ability,  a  skilled  writer  and  an  excellent 
musician. 


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VALERIE     BERGERE. 


PAUL  GILMORE. 

Probably  not  so  \vell  known,  but  nevertheless  deserving 
of  much  praise,  is  Mr.  Paul  Gilmore,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
He  was  born  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  July  14,  1873,  and  was 
educated  at  the  district  school  in  his  native  city. 

He  made  his  debut  at  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  in  a  stock  com- 
pany, headed  by  Louis  James  and  Julia  Arthur.  This  company 
was  known  as  Jacob  Litt's  Players,  and  played  "Uncle  Tom's 
Cabin."  After  leaving  this  company  he  appeared  in  leading- 
roles  in  such  plays  as  *'  In  Old  Kentucky,"  "  The  Ensign,"  "  The 
Wife,"  "Men  and  Women,"  and  "The  Charity  Ball." 

His  first  venture  as  a  star  was  made  at  the  Fourteenth 
Street  Theatre,  in  New  York  City,  last  September  (1900),  in  a 
romantic  play  called  "The  Dawn  of  Freedom."  This  play 
brought  Mr.  Gilmore  immediate  success,  both  in  an  artistic  and 
pecuniary  way.  When  Alexander  Salvini  died  some  people  rashly 
predicted  that  the  romantic  character  of  d'Artagnan,  as  known  to 
the  stage,  had  also  passed  away.  During  the  past  two  years 
these  gloomy  prophecies  have  been  done  away  with  by  the 
appearance  of  this  talented  young  actor,  who  up  to  that  time 
was  but  little  known,  and,  in  whose  handsome  face  and  person, 
striking  stage  presence  and  admirable  methods,  the  d'Artagnan 
of  Salvini  lives  again.  Mr.  Gilmore  made  his  first  appearance 
in  this  character  in  Boston,  and  his  impersonation  was  an  imme- 
diate success.  He  is  later  appearing  as  Gil  De  Berault,  in 
"Under  the  Red  Robe,"  continuing  his  success  previously 
made  in  "The  Three  Musketeers." 

It  is  no  fanciful  assumption  that  in  the  near  future  Mr. 
Gilmore  is  destined  to  be  one  of  the  very  most  leading  artists 
on  the  American  stage. 


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PAUL     GILMORE. 


EUGENIE  BLAIR. 

A  MOST  popular  and  successful  actress,  whose  art  is  best 
displayed  in  emotional  roles,  is  Miss  Eugenie  Blair,  now  appear- 
ing in  Miss  Julia  Arthur's  success  of  last  season,  "A  Lady  of 
Quality." 

She  was  born  in  Columbia,  S.  C,  and  is  the  daughter  of 
Major  Charles  Blair  and  Ella  (Wren)  Blair.  Her  mother  was 
an  actress  of  the  old  school,  and  it  was  through  her  mother's 
teachings  that  she  received  her  training  for  the  stage.  Her 
father  was  Major  Charles  Blair,  of  the  Confederate  Army,  and 
an  old  resident  of  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

Miss  Blair  acted  child's  parts  in  Philadelphia,  imder  Mrs. 
John  Drew.  She  later  attended  school  in  Chicago,  Illinois, 
and  it  was  in  that  city  that  she  made  her  first  notable  appear- 
ance, while  yet  a  young  girl,  with  the  late  John  T.  Raymond. 
Her  next  successful  role  was  Kate,  in  "  Risks,"  ai  Hooley's 
Theatre  (now  Powers),  in  Chicago.  Her  portrayal  of  Alicia  in 
"Lady  Audley's  Secret,"  while  supporting  Mrs.  D.  P.  Powers, 
was  also  a  success.  After  supporting  Mr.  James  O'Neill,  she 
was  engaged  as  leading  lady  for  Mr.  Frederick  Warde,  appear- 
ing as  Pauline,  Lady  Anne,  and  Parthenia.  Later  she  was 
leading  lady  with  Robert  Downing,  making  a  success  in  several 
plays  of  that  worthy  actor's  repertoire,  but  Delilah  to  his  Sam- 
son was  probably  the  most  notable  one.  Miss  Blair  is  a  close 
student,  and  a  hard  worker,  and  these  qualities,  with  personal 
attractions,  have  made  her  very  popular  with  the  public  in  all 
parts  of  the  country. 


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EUGENIE     BLAIR. 


WALKER  WHITESIDE. 

Among  the  foremost  Shakespearean  actors  of  the  American 
stage  is  Walker  Whiteside,  who  was  born  in  Logansport,  In- 
diana, March  16,  1869.  He  got  his  first  schooling  in  that  town, 
and  later  attended  the  public  schools  in  Chicago.  He  began 
his  Shakespearean  work  rather  early  in  life,  making  his  profes- 
sional debut  at  Chicago,  in  "Richard  III,"  when  but  15  years 
old.  The  date  was  November  17,  1884,  and  Mr.  Whiteside 
remembers  well  how  he  came  on,  said  his  few  lines,  and  went 
off  again,  thoroughly  frightened,  but  with  his  mind  made  up  to 
become  an  actor. 

From  the  start  he  confined  himself  almost  entirely  to  Shake- 
spearean roles,  and  attributes  much  of  his  success  to  that  fact. 
For  a  time  he  appeared  in  stock  companies,  playing  generally 
in  the  middle  west,  but  of  late  years  has  been  seen  with  his 
own  companies  as  star.  Mr.  Whiteside  has  appeared  in  the 
part  of  Hamlet  more  than  1,400  times,  since  he  began  to  play 
it,  and  has  also  played  with  much  success  the  title  roles  of 
"Othello,"  and  "Richelieu,"  and  Shylock  in  "The  Merchant  of 
Venice." 

In  1893  he  filled  a  stellar  engagement  at  the  Union  Square 
Theatre,  New  York,  and  in  1895  a  like  engagement  at  the 
Herald  Square. 

During  the  early  part  of  the  season  1900-'01  Mr.  Whiteside 
had  the  misfortune  to  lose  all  his  scenery,  costumes  and  effects  in 
the  burning  of  the  Coates  Opera  House,  Kansas  City.  As  soon 
as  the  news  was  known  he  received  offers  from  various  mana- 
gers, and  finally  signed  contracts  to  appear  as  star  under  the 
management  of  Shipman  Brothers,  of  New  York  city.  He  will 
be  sent  out  in  a  series  of  strong  romantic  plays,  and  probably 
in  Shakespearean  repertoire  also. 


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WALKER     WHITESIDE. 


DANIEL  SULLY. 

Mr.  Daniel  Sully,  a  natural  actor,  was  born  in  Newport, 
R.  L,  November  6,  1855,  and  in  1884  he  made  his  debut  in 
Boston  in  a  piece  entitled  "The  Corner  Grocery,"  in  which  he 
scored  an  instantaneous  success.  He  has  appeared  in  many 
prominent  roles,  the  most  popular  of  which  are  probably  *'  Daddy 
Nolan,"'*  Con  Conroy,  the  Tailor,"  and  '*  O'Brien,  the  Con- 
tractor." 

In  January,  1900,  at  Stamford,  Connecticut,  Mr.  Sully  first 
presented  his  newest  and  most  popular  play,  "The  Parish 
Priest,"  assuming-  the  title  role,  in  which  he  has  made  a  great 
success.  Love  is  the  central  theme  of  the  play,  which  is  full 
of  human  interest,  and  whose  story  is  most  entertainingly  told 
with  the  skillful  blending  of  humor  and  pathos  that  appeal  so 
powerfully  to  the  emotional  side  of  nature.  The  play  is  ad- 
mirably staged  and  appointed,  and  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Sully 
and  his  capable  supporting  company,  the  interesting  story  is 
delightfully  told.  There  are  some  wonderfully  effective  situa- 
tions in  the  play.  Mr.  Sully's  impersonation  of  Father  Whalen 
is  clever.  In  face,  speech  and  manner,  he  is  well  adapted  for 
the  clerical  role,  and  he  uses  his  admirable  powers  to  round  out 
a  fine  characterization. 

In  fraternal  circles,  Mr.  Sully  is  an  Elk,  belonging  to  the 
Baltimore  Lodge  of  Elks. 


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DANIEL     SULLY 


KATHERINE  GERMAINE. 

One  of  the  youngest  and  most  promising  of  operatic  prima- 
donnas  is  Mrs.  Charles  Bunn,  known  to  the  operatic  world  as 
Katherine  Germaine. 

Miss  Germaine  was  born  in  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1873. 
Her  mother  is  Mrs.  Mary  Price.  Miss  Germaine  was  educated  in 
private  and  boarding  schools,  and  from  an  early  age  showed 
adaptability  for  music. 

She  made  her  debut  at  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  when 
twenty  years  of  age,  in  the  comic  opera  "Said  Pasha,"  and 
among  the  names  of  a  few  of  the  most  successful  operas  in 
which  she  has  appeared  since  then  are,  "  The  Fencing  Master," 
in  which  she  succeeded  Miss  Marie  Tempest,  "The  Isle  of 
Champagne,"  and  "The  Highwayman." 

Miss  Germaine's  career  as  a  professional  singer  covers  a 
period  of  but  six  years,  and  her  position  as  a  star  dates  back 
to  her  very  first  appearance  before  the  public.  Many  another 
ambitious  young  woman  has  made  the  same  beginning,  with 
results  as  disastrous  as  meteoric.  Her  path  as  a  star  has  been 
of  the  rose-strewn  sort,  and  she  is  modestly  brief  in  telling 
of  it. 

Her  personal  beauty  and  grace,  the  charm  and  sympathetic 
quality  of  her  voice,  and  her  marked  ability  as  an  actress  have 
made  her  most  popular  among  operatic  artistes.  In  private  life 
she  is  even  more  beautiful  than  on  the  stage,  and  to  see  her  at 
such  a  time  is  to  understand  thoroughly  her  ability  to  wear  the 
fine  stage  clothes  and  to  portray  so  admirably  the  role  of  grande 
dame. 


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KATHERINE     GERMAINE. 


FREDERICK  WARDE. 

The  American  stage  has  been  adorned  by  many  excellent 
English  actors  who  have  found  here  a  quicker  appreciation  than 
at  home,  and  so  have  naturally  been  led  to  make  themselves 
more  at  home  here  than  in  the  land  of  their  birth.  One  English 
born  actor,  who  has  long  been  acknowledged  a  most  capable 
artist,  is  Mr.  Frederick  Barkham  Warde,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  The  career  of  Mr.  Warde  is  very  similar  to  that  of 
many  other  actors,  the  only  difference  being  that  while  many 
of  them  never  rose  above  mediocrity,  he  succeeded  in  winning 
a  name  for  himself. 

Mr.  Frederick  Barkam  Warde  is  the  son  of  Thomas  Warde, 
of  Wardington,  Oxfordshire,  England,  where  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  was  born  February  23,  1851.  He  received  a  substantial 
education  at  the  City  of  London  School,  in  London,  England. 
He  early  in  life  chose  the  stage  as  a  means  of  livelihood,  and 
made  his  first  appearance  at  the  Lyceum  Theatre,  Sunderland, 
England,  when  but  seventeen  years  old,  appearing  as  the 
Second  Murderer  in  ''Macbeth."  On  September  9,  1901,  Mr. 
Warde  inaugurated  his  twenty-first  tour,  and  besides  reviving 
four  old  successes: — "  King  Lear,"  *'  The  Mountebank,"  *'  Julius 
Caesar,"  and  "  Virginius,"  he  will  produce  a  new  classic  play, 
entitled  "Horatius,"  which  was  written  for  him  by  Miss  Verna 
Woods,  of  Sacramento,  California.  ''Horatius"  is  highly 
spoken  of  for  its  literary  merits ;  it  is  founded  on  the  legend 
of  the  Horatii  and  the  Curiatii  in  ancient  Rome,  about  600  B.  C. 

On  many  occasions  Mr.  Warde  has  delivered  addresses  on 
Shakespeare  and  other  dramatic  subjects  to  the  educational 
institutions  of  the  country. 

In  fraternal  circles  Mr.  Warde  is  a  member  of  the  Lodge 
of  Elks  and  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  a  man  much  beloved 
by  the  members  of  his  own  profession  and  holds  an  honorable 
position  in  private  life. 


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FREDERICK     WARDE. 


FAY  TEMPLETON. 

No  American  singer  or  comedienne  has  wider  fame  and 
favor  than  Miss  Fay  Templeton.  She  was  born  in  Little  Rock, 
Arkansas,  the  daughter  of  theatrical  people.  Her  father  was 
John  Templeton,  and  her  mother  was  known  on  the  stage  as 
Mabel  Vane,  and  both  were  artists  of  repute.  Miss  Fay's  first 
appearance  upon  the  stage  was  when  four  years  of  age,  at 
Eufaula,  Alabama.  She  received  her  education  in  the  schools 
of  Key  West,  Florida.  She  left  school  while  yet  in  her  teens 
to  become  leading  lady  in  her  father's  company.  She  played 
Ralph  Rackstraw,  in  "Pinafore,"  also  appearing  in  "The 
Chimes  of  Normandy,"  and  in  the  tuneful  opera  "  Billee  Taylor," 
assuming  the  title  role  in  the  latter.  The  first  song  she  ever 
sang  in  public  was  called  "Up  in  a  Balloon,"  with  which  she 
made  a  most  pronounced  hit.  After  gaining  experience  in  her 
father's  company,  she  went  to  New  York,  appearing  in  extrav- 
aganza and  burlesque,  meeting  with  as  much  success  as  she 
had  hitherto.  After  spending  a  few  seasons  abroad,  appearing 
in  all  the  large  cities  of  Europe  and  Australia,  she  returned  to 
America,  and  appeared  at  the  head  of  her  own  company  in  a 
repertoire  of  operas,  during  the  season  1893-'94.  Miss  Temple- 
ton has  more  recently  been  seen  in  the  new  opera  "Broadway 
to  Tokio,"  and  is  at  present  in  burlesque  at  Weber  &  Field's 
Music  Hall,  New  York  City,  appearing  with  De  Wolf  Hopper 
and  Lillian  Russell,  two  well  known  stars  in  the  comic  opera 
world. 


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FAY     TEMPLETON. 


HENRY  MILLER. 

Those  who  have  watched  the  stage  with  intelligent  eyes 
of  late  years,  have  seen  with  pleasure  the  growth  in  art  and  in 
the  material  appreciation  of  the  public  of  Mr.  Henry  Miller. 
His  has  been  a  case  of  deserving.  Whatever  he  has  accom- 
plished has  been  through  his  own  worth,  and  so,  well  founded. 
Mr.  Miller  has  not,  by  any  means,  reached  the  limit  of  his 
powers,  for  he  is  still  comparatively  a  young  man,  and  there  is 
practically  nothing  too  great  to  be  expected  from  him  along  the 
individual  lines  in  which  his  talent  runs. 

Mr.  Miller  was  born  in  London,  England,  February  1,  1860, 
and  was  educated  at  the  City  of  London  College.  When 
eighteen  he  made  his  professional  debut  at  Toronto,  Canada. 
Since  then  he  has  appeared  in  a  large  number  of  successful 
plays, — "Sowing  the  Wind,"  "Gudgeon,"  "Liberty  Hall,"  "  The 
Only  Way,"  "Heartsease,"  and  "  Richard  Savage,"  being  a  few 
of  the  more  prominent  ones.  In  the  latter  named  play  he 
appeared  during  the  season  of  1900-'01  portraying  the  title  role. 
It  was  a  character  that  appealed  strongly  to  Mr.  Miller's  tem- 
perament, because  it  was  one  of  artistic  impulses  and  struggles, 
full  of  the  play  of  many  emotions,  sympathy  and  romance. 
These  are  qualities  very  near  to  Mr.  Miller's  art,  for  he  is  an 
actor  of  the  genuinely  romantic  spirit;  ardent,  impulsive,  chiv- 
alric;  ever  bursting  with  big  emotions.  The  play,  while  giving 
opportunities  to  Mr.  Miller,  was  not  a  one-man  thing  at  all. 
Life  in  those  days  teemed  with  strange  and  interesting  charac- 
ters, and  many  of  these  have  been  transplanted  with  abundant 
success  by  the  author,  Mrs.  Riley,  and  the  actors  who  played 
them  had  been  especially  selected  for  their  physical  as  well  as 
their  emotional  fitness  for  the  parts. 


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HENRY     MILLER. 


LOTTIE  ALTER. 

Miss  Charlotte  Alice  Alter,  or  Lottie  Alter,  as  she  is 
known  on  the  stage,  is  a  well  known  actress  who  first  came  into 
notice  in  the  production  made  several  years  ago  of  "The 
Country  Circus."  She  is  a  western  girl  and  was  born  in  La 
Crosse,  Wis.,  January  16,  1879,  and  is  the  daughter  of  Frederick 
Pernal  Alter.  She  received  a  thorough  education  in  a  convent, 
and  later  graduated  from  St.  Mary's  Institute.  She  made  her 
debut  when  fifteen  years  of  age  in  the  comic  opera  "  Mikado," 
at  the  Laynon's  Opera  House  in  Engelwood,  111.,  a  suburb  of 
Chicago  at  that  time,  but  now  a  part  of  the  city.  After  her 
appearance  in  the  "  Country  Circus,"  she  supported  the  late  Mr. 
Roland  Reed,  was  starred  for  a  time  in  "The  Shadows  of  a 
Great  City,"  by  Mr.  Dore  Davidson,  and  she  has  also  done  a 
great  deal  of  what  is  technically  known  as  stock  work.  She  has 
impersonated  the  role  of  Dot,  in  "  The  Cricket  on  the  Hearth," 
in  Mr.  Joseph  Jefferson's  company.  Appeared  with  the  com- 
pany playing  "  The  Girl  I  Left  Behind  Me,"  and  during  the 
season  of  1900-'01  was  with  Mr.  Charles  Frohman's  "Hearts 
are  Trumps"  Company,  a  company  that  was  made  up  almost 
entirely  of  well  known  people  who  have  demonstrated  their 
abilities  in  no  undecided  fashion  in  the  past. 


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LOTTIE     ALTER. 


CHARLES  E.  EVANS. 

Charles  E.  Evans,  of  "A  Parlor  Match"  fame,  is  an 
actor  who,  for  a  number  of  years,  has  ranked  with  the  best  of 
this  country.  He  was  born  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  September  6, 
1856.  He  is  the  son  of  Evan  Evans  and  Lydia  Paddock  Evans. 
After  attending-  the  common  schools  of  Rochester,  he  entered 
the  Rochester  Academy,  but  left  that  institution  at  the  age  of 
thirteen  to  go  upon  the  stage.  His  first  appearance  was  in  his 
native  city,  with  Frank  Mayo,  in  "The  Streets  of  New  York." 
For  twelve  years  Mr.  Evans  starred  in  conjunction  with  Mr. 
Hoey  in  a  "Parlor  Match."  This  play  was  probably  the  most 
successful  and  long-lived  attraction  of  its  class  and  day,  having 
been  played  over  3,500  times,  and  a  remarkable  item  is  the  fact 
that  Mr.  Evans  missed  only  one  performance  during  its  run.  In 
Ma>,  1894,  Mr.  Evans  secured  the  management  of  the  Herald 
Square  Theatre,  New  York.  Among  the  most  notable  produc- 
tions, made  for  the  first  time  in  America  during  his  management, 
were,  "Arms  and  Man,"  by  Richard  Mansfield,  "Napoleon 
Bonaparte,"  also  by  Mr.  Mansfield,  Smith  and  DeKoven's  opera 
''Rob  Roy,"  Frank  Mayo's  "  Pudd'n  Head  Wilson,"  David 
Belasco's  "Heart  of  Maryland,"  Rice's  "Girl  from  Paris,"  and 
"The  French  Maid,"  Chas.  Frohman's  production  of  "The 
Only  Way,"  then  "The  Children  of  the  Ghetto,"  and  finally 
David  Belasco's  comedy,  "Naughty  Anthony,"  in  which  Mr. 
Evans  starred  during  the  season  of  1900-01,  together  with  an- 
other little  comedy  called  "Mile.  Butterfly." 

In  fraternal  circles  Mr.  Evans  is  a  member  of  the  New 
York  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  the  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and  the  F.  O.  E. 


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CHARLES     EVANS. 


SELMA  HERMAN. 

In  a  comparatively  short  professional  career  Miss  Selma 
Herman  has  made  rapid  prog^ress  in  her  art  and  in  public  favor. 
She  is  the  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Blanche  Herman,  of  Adrian, 
Michigan,  in  which  city  Miss  Herman  was  born  May  29,  1876. 
She  was  educated  at  Ursuline  Convent,  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  and 
made  her  debut  when  15  years  old  at  Saginaw,  Michigan,  in 
"  Pygmalion  and  Galatea."  She  was  for  a  time  leading  woman 
of  the  Brady  Stock  Company,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  she 
is  a  great  favorite.  During  her  stage  career  she  has  played 
only  leads,  and  has  been  seen  to  the  best  advantage,  perhaps, 
in  *'  Darkest  Russia,"  ''  Camille  "  and  "  Caprice."  In  her  inter- 
pretation of  "Camille,"  while  free  from  all  coarseness,  is  a 
picture  of  womanly  wretchedness  that  touches  her  audience 
deeply.  Miss  Herman  is  this  season  (1900-'01)  featured  in  a 
"Young  Wife,"  and  her  efforts  have  met  with  enthusiastic  audi- 
ences wherever  she  has  appeared.  The  fact  that  she  has  succeed- 
ed in  characters  where  the  public  had  become  accustomed  to 
actresses  more  renowned  than  is  Miss  Herman,  sufficiently  indi- 
cates her  ability. 


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SELMA     HERMAN. 


DORE  DAVIDSON. 

A  popular  actor,  whose  capability  has  been  proved  in 
some  of  the  best  companies  of  America  is  Mr.  Dore  Davidson, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch.  He  was  born  in  New  York  City, 
October  16,  1857,  a  son  of  Nathan  and  Esther  Davidson. 
Mr.  Davidson  received  his  education  in  the  schools  of  vari- 
ous cities.  It  was  when  at  the  age  of  eighteen  that  Mr. 
Davidson  made  his  debut  in  New  Orleans  in  the  support  of 
Barney  Sullivan  and  Lucille  Western.  He  was  so  proficient  in 
his  work  that  he  was  rapidly  promoted  and  was  later  seen  with 
much  success  as  Pittacus  Green,  in  "Hazel  Kirke;"  Jagen,  in 
"  Stranger  of  Paris ;  "  Mr.  Jewell,  in  "  World;  "  in  the  title  role 
of  "  Dr.  Jeykll  and  Mr.  Hyde ;  "  LeRenard,  in  "  The  Two  Little 
Vagrants;"  also  assuming  the  comedy  parts  in  "Burwah," 
"Mile.  Fifi,"  and  "Humanity."  For  eight  years  he  appeared 
as  a  star  and  manager  in  various  plays. 

Besides  being  an  actor  of  unusual  merit  and  a  manager 
with  the  faculty  of  business,  he  is  also  an  author  from  whose 
pen  has  issued  the  following  well  known  plays  :  "  A  Royal  In- 
trigue," "Lost,"  "A  Modern  Hero,"  "Guilty  without  Crime," 
"Judgment,"  "  The  Sins  of  the  Father,"  "A  Soul's  Exchange," 
"The  Battle  of  Wit,"  "  a  special  version  of  "  Monte  Cristo," 
"Little  Passenger,"  and  "A  Devil  of  a  Fellow."  Mr.  David- 
son's plays  have  been  successful,  but  perhaps  the  one  most  so 
was  "Guilty  without  Crime,"  in  which  Mr.  Davidson  appeared 
as  the  star  with  Miss  Rammie  Austin  as  leading  lady.  Mr. 
Davidson,  during  the  season  of  1900-'01,  was  with  Mr.  Froh- 
man's  "Hearts  are  Trumps"  Company. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Dramatists'  Club,  of 
New  York  city,  and  one  who  has  always  been  an  ardent  worker 
for  the  welfare  of  the  same. 


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DORE     DAVIDSON. 


CAMILLE  D'ARVILLE. 

Camille  D'Arville,  who  is  now  one  of  the  best  living 
representatives  of  operatic  roles,  began  her  stage  career  as  a 
girl  of  thirteen  years,  in  a  one  act  piece  called  "  Tobin  and 
Nanette,"  which  was  produced  at  Amsterdam,  Holland.  Miss 
D'Arville  was  born  in  Oldemarht,  Holland,  Jnne  21,  1864. 
She  is  the  daughter  of  Cornelius  Dyhstra,  a  prosperous  mer- 
chant of  Oldemarht,  and  received  her  education  in  private 
schools. 

While  still  a  young  girl,  she  sang  at  the  Strand  Theatre, 
London,  meeting  with  almost  instantaneous  success.  Her  first 
appearance  in  this  country  was  at  the  Broadway  Theatre,  New 
York,  1888,  in  the  role  of  Anita,  in  "The  Queen's  Mate." 
Her  sweet  voice  and  fine  stage  appearance  broTight  her  the 
success  in  this  country  that  she  had  previously  achieved  in  her 
native  land  and  in  England.  She  was  for  several  seasons  a 
member  of  the  Casino  Company  in  New  York,  singing  in  a  num- 
ber of  operas  produced  by  that  company,  a  few  of  which  were 
"The  Grand  Duchess,"  "Poor  Jonathan,"  and  "La  Fille  de 
Madame  Angot."  Her  next  engagement  was  with  Messrs. 
Karl  and  Barriabee,  in  the  Bostonians,  where  she  soon  became 
a  great  favorite,  and  helped  to  make  it  the  favorite  musical 
organization  of  the  country.  Her  most  important  roles  while 
with  this  company  were  Arline,  in  "The  Bohemian  Girl;"  Maid 
Marion,  in  "Robin  Hood;"  and  Katherina,  in  "  The  Knickerbock- 
ers;" also  appearing  in  "  Madeline  and  Marjorie."  Since  leaving 
the  Bostonians,  Miss  D'Arville  has  been  seen  in  many  notewor- 
thy successes,  and  has  more  recently  been  appearing  in  high 
class  vaudeville  houses  throughout  the  country. 

Miss  D'Arville  was  married  August  27,  1900,  to  Mr.  C.  W. 
Crellin,  of  Oakland,  California, 


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CAMILLE     D'ARVILLE. 


FRED  BUTLER. 

In  the  city  of  Cincinnati  Mr.  Butler  is  a  well  known  and  a 
very  popular  as  well  as  a  very  accomplished  actor.  He  has 
been  connected  with  the  Pike  Stock  Company  of  that  city  for 
the  past  seven  years  and  now  holds  the  position  of  leading  man. 

Mr.  Alfred  Joliue  Butler  comes  of  a  well  known  and  highly 
respected  family  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  his  father  is  Mr.  E.  J. 
Butler.  Fred  first  saw  the  light  of  day  in  San  Francisco,  Octo- 
ber 22,  1867.  After  attending  the  public  schools  there  he  entered 
the  University  of  California  from  which  institution  he  graduated 
at  an  early  age.  His  first  professional  appearance  was  made  in 
Oakland,  Cal.,  on  January  3rd,  1887,  while  not  yet  twenty  years 
of  age,  in  the  old  and  well  known  play,  "  The  Celebrated  Case." 
After  making  his  debut  Mr.  Butler  joined  a  stock  company  and 
has  ever  since  remained  in  such  companies,  preferring  them  to 
travelling  companies,  for  in  the  former  one  gets  a  taste  of  the 
home  life  which  is  missed  when  with  combinations.  During  the 
past  seven  years  Mr.  Butler  has  played  many  parts,  having  a 
new  one  every  week.  He  has  played  everything  from  leads  to 
comedy  parts,  but  his  preference  is  for  character,  in  which  line 
most  of  his  hits  have  been  made.  "The  Prisoner  of  Zenda," 
"  Hazel  Kirke,"  ''  Dancing  Girl,"  ''  The  Only  Way,"  '*  Friends," 
"Alabama,"  "The  Senator,"  "My  Partner,"  "Catherine,"  and 
"Squire  Kate,"  are  a  few  of  the  plays  in  which  he  has  been 
most  successful.  Mr.  Butler  has  also  done  considerable  in  stage 
directing,  being  director  last  season  at  the  Pike  in  Cincinnati. 

He  is  a  quiet  ornament  to  his  profession,  and  his  will  some 
day  be  the  reward  of  patient  merit. 


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FRED     J.     BUTLER. 


NANNETTE  COMSTOCK. 

Nannette  Comstock,  who  in  private  life  is  Mrs.  Frank 
Burbeck,  began  her  professional  career  in  "  Shenandoah,"  when 
it  was  produced  at  the  Star  Theatre,  New  York,  and  since 
that  time  has  played  leading  parts  in  many  famous  plays  and 
has  been  leading  woman  for  a  number  of  famous  actors. 

Miss  Comstock  was  born  in  Albany,  New  York,  in  July, 
1873,  and  had  the  usual  school  experience  of  girls  attending  the 
city  schools  and  getting  along  reasonably  well  with  her  studies. 
Her  first  desire  toward  stage  life  came  at  an  early  age,  but  she 
was  not  able  to  gratify  it  until  after  she  had  left  school  and  had 
gone  to  New  York  city.  In  the  cast  of  "  Shenandoah,"  she  had 
but  a  small  part  at  first,  but  her  work  proving  meritorius  she 
was  given  a  more  important  role  and  soon  began  to  make 
a  name  for  herself  as  leading  lady. 

She  became  leading  lady  for  Joseph  Jefferson  before  she 
had  reached  an  age  at  which  many  of  the  more  prominent  of 
to-day's  actresses  were  still  struggling  for  recognition,  and 
played  with  him  for  a  number  of  weeks.  She  then  obtained  an 
engagement  as  leading  lady  for  Sol  Smith  Russell,  with  whom 
she  was  for  a  time,  later  joining  Henry  Miller's  company  and 
then  Otis  Skinner's.  For  part  of  a  season  she  played  leading 
parts  with  John  Hare,  the  well  known  English  actor  who,  during 
the  season  of  1900-'01,  starred  in  America  in  ''The  Gay  Lord 
Quex." 

During  the  early  part  of  the  season  of  1900-'01  Miss  Com- 
stock starred  in  her  own  company,  in  "  Nathan  Hale,"  and  dur- 
ing the  latter  part  of  the  same  season  was  engaged  for  a  part 
in  "  Lovers'  Lane,"  in  which  she  has  met  with  great  success. 


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NANNETTE     COMSTOCK. 


HOWARD  GOULD. 

The  career  of  Howard  Gould  furnishes  a  most  excellent 
illustration  of  what  a  young  man  can  accomplish  in  life,  when 
actuated  by  high  sense  of  duty,  indomitable  energy,  pluck,  enter- 
prise, and  strict  integrity.  Although  still  a  very  young  man, 
Mr.  Gould  to-day  occupies  a  position  on  the  stage  that  might  well 
reflect  credit  on  one  twice  his  years  who  has  spent  a  lifetime 
in  unceasing  and  successful  toil. 

Mr.  Gould  was  born  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  but  at  an  early 
age  moved  to  the  city  of  Boston  in  which  cit}^  he  received  his 
education  in  the  public  school.  It  was  while  still  a  schoolboy 
that  Mr.  Gould  determined  to  become  an  actor.  His  first  experi- 
ence was  as  a  call  boy  in  the  Boston  Museum  during  the  last 
days  of  those  great  artists  William  Warren,  Mrs.  Vincent, 
Charles  Barron,  Annie  Clarke,  etc.  While  here  he  was  given 
small  parts,  and  his  first  really  prominent  part  was  with  Mr. 
Frank  Mayo  in  his  well  known  play,  ''Davy  Crockett."  In 
this  play  he  was  given  the  role  of  "Quickwitch,"  the  lawyer, 
and  made  quite  a  hit.  By  hard  study,  coupled  with  natural  abil- 
ity, Mr.  Gould  has  developed  into  an  actor  of  considerable  note, 
and  has  been  seen  in  a  number  of  successes.  A  few  of  the 
most  recent  ones  have  been  "  The  Prisoner  of  Zenda,"  "  Rupert 
of  Hentzaw"  (both  of  which  were  formerly  played  by  Mr.  J.  K. 
Hackett),  and  "Colonial  Girl." 


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HOWARD     GOULD. 


ULLIE  AKERSTROM. 

Like  many  others  who  have  become  famous  in  farce- 
comedy  roles,  Miss  Ullie  Akerstrom  began  her  professional 
career  as  a  variety  performer.  Her  first  appearance  on  the 
stag^e  was  made  at  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  as  a  dancer  and  pan- 
tomimist,  which  she  had  learned  from  her  mother.  Miss  Aker- 
strom was  not  satisfied  with  vaudeville,  however,  and  after 
much  hard  study,  made  her  debut  as  a  star  at  Norwalk,  Con- 
necticut, in  September,  1884,  as  Lady  Isabel,  in  *'East  Lynne." 

For  the  past  ten  years  Miss  Akerstrom  has  written  all  of 
her  plays,  several  of  the  most  successful  of  which  are,  "An- 
nette," "Miss  Rosa,"  "A  Pauper's  Fortune,"  "The  Sultan's 
Favorite,"  "That  Smith  Gal,"  "Little  Busybody,"  and  "  The 
Egyptian  Dancer."  Miss  Akerstrom  is  now  making-  the  hit  of 
her  career  in  her  new  farce,  "  The  Doctor's  Warm  Reception," 
which  is  an  adaptation  from  the  French.  She  appears  as 
Katrina,  the  Dutch  slavey,  which  character  is  very  unique,  and 
the  critics  everywhere  credit  her  with  developing  a  character 
new  to  the  stage.  She  tises  a  wonderful  variety  of  facial  ex- 
pression in  this  part,  and  while  ludicrous  in  the  role,  she  at  no 
time  oversteps  the  naturalness  that  has  always  been  one  of  her 
chief  charms. 

Miss  Akerstrom,  whose  full  name  is  Ulrika  Akerstrom,  was 
born  in  New  York  city  in  1864,  and  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  her  native  city. 


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ULLIE     AKERSTROM. 


CHARLES  ALLEN  BIGELOW. 

The  genial  professor  of  *'  Papa's  Wife,"  Charles  A.  Bige- 
low,  made  his  first  appearance  in  the  world  on  December  12, 
1865,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  lived  his  parents,  Henry  A. 
and  Matilda  Bigelow.  There  is  no  evidence  that  in  his  early 
youth  he  gave  any  promise  of  becoming  an  actor,  though  he 
had  a  liking  for  the  stage  even  during  his  first  school  days. 
He  received  the  first  part  of  his  education  in  Boston,  and  it 
was  in  that  city,  in  1880,  that  he  made  his  professional  debut, 
in  **  The  Crystal  Slipper."  He  was  14  years  old  then,  and  while 
the  part  he  was  given  called  for  but  little  work,  he  succeeded  in 
**  making  good." 

Among  his  most  successful  plays  are  '^Little  Christopher," 
''The  Girl  from  Paris,"  "The  French  Maid,"  and  ''Papa's 
Wife.'*  Mr.  Bigelow  is  a  comedian  heart  and  soul,  and  he 
never  fails  to  be  the  attractive  point  of  whatever  piece  he  is  in, 
usually  dividing  honors  with  the  star.  As  most  of  his  plays 
have  had  a  woman  star,  Mr.  Bigelow  has  been  permitted  to  be 
as  funny  as  he  wished  without  fear  of  detracting  from  the  one 
who  had  her  name  in  largest  letters  on  the  bills.  Every  one 
who  saw  him  in  "  Papa's  Wife  "  cannot  help  but  remember  his 
awkward  appearance  and  not  over  handsome  face  when  made 
up  as  the  professor,  and  his  catch  line, — "  Thank  you  very  kind- 
ly,"— became  a  street  phrase  before  the  play  had  run  a  month. 

Mr.  Bigelow  is  a  firm  believer  in  benevolent  and  fraternal 
organizations  and  is  a  member  of  St.  Cecile  Lodge,  568,  A.  F. 
and  A.  M.,  of  New  York,  and  B.  P.  O.  E.,  No.  1,  of  New  York. 
He  generally  spends  the  summer  season  resting  somewhere 
near  the  ocean,  and  up  to  the  present  he  has  not  fallen  into 
vaudeville.  For  the  season  of  1901-1902  he  is  to  be  leading 
-comedian  with  Anna  Held. 


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CHARLES     BIGELOW. 


VINCENT  SERRANO. 

Vincent  Serrano,  seen  last  season  (1900-'01)  in  "Ari- 
zona," was  born  in  New  York,  February  17,  1869.  He  attended 
school  as  most  boys  do,  and  when  fitted,  entered  New  York  Col- 
lege, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1887.  Coming  of  a  weal- 
thy family,  he  was  intended  first  for  a  business  life,  but  the 
attraction  of  the  stage  proving  too  strong,  when  he  was  twenty- 
two  years  old  he  made  his  professional  debut  in  Pinero's 
"Cabinet  Minister,"  at  Daly's  Theatre,  New  York,  and  found 
himself  an  actor. 

Mr.  Serrano  has  had  the  good  fortune  to  be  cast  in  large 
productions,  either  in  the  support  of  some  star,  or  in  a  play 
that  is  heavily  "featured."  He  has  played  a  wide  variety  of 
parts,  ranging  from  light  comedy  to  heavy  roles,  but  he  excels 
in  leading  parts,  and  is  popular  as  the  hero  of  several  well 
known  dramas.  After  his  debut  in  "The  Cabinet  Minister," 
his  next  large  play  was  "  Dangerfield,"  which  had  a  good  run 
in  its  time.  Then  he  appeared  in  "A  Virginia  Courtship," 
"Catherine,"  and  "Arizona,"  in  all  of  which  he  was  discovered 
to  be  among  the  first  to  obtain  favorable  recognition  from 
critics.  In  "Arizona"  especially,  is  his  work  noteworthy,  for 
he  fills  the  part  of  Lieutenant  Denton  nearly  to  perfection. 

Mr.  Serrano  is  much  given  to  social  life,  and  is  a  member 
of  various  clubs,  among  which  are  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  frater- 
nity, joined  during  his  college  days,  the  Players  Club,  the  Lambs, 
and  the  New  York  Athletic  Club.  He  is  a  man  of  handsome 
physique,  and  is  pleasant  and  jovial  to  meet. 


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VINCENT     SERRANO. 


GRACE  GEORGE. 

Grace  George  is  considered  one  of  the  coming"  young" 
actresses  of  America.  Gifted  with  a  girlish  and  beautiful  stage 
presence,  a  charming  natural  method  and  a  rare  intelligence, 
her  progress  has  been  a  rapid  one.  She  is  a  graduate  of  Sar- 
gent's dramatic  school,  leaving  there  with  the  highest  honors. 
She  had  three  years'  experience  with  Chas.  Frohman's  road  com- 
panies, appearing  in  "The  Girl  I  Left  Behind  Me,"  "Charley's 
Aunt,"  and  *  The  New  Boy."  She  created  the  part  of  Gretchen 
in  Klaw  &  Erlanger's  production  of  "  The  Wandering  Minstrel," 
in  which  Augustus  Van  Biene  was  exploited  and  received  no 
end  of  favorable  comment  for  her  excellent  work,  which  at- 
tracted the  attention  of  Brady  and  Ziegfeld,  and  she  was  engaged 
for  the  leading  ingenue  roles  in  their  Manhattan  Theatre  Come- 
dy Co.  She  played  an  entire  season  in  New  York  city  under 
their  management  and  scored  a  remarkable  success  in  "  Mile 
Fifi,"  a  French  farce  in  which  Miss  George  appeared  as  a  young 
American  girl,  married  to  a  French  Count,  who  came  to  no  end 
of  trouble  through  their  extravagance.  Surroimded  by  such 
artists  as  Rose  Coghlan,  Louise  Beaudet,  Aubrey  Boucicault, 
Thos.  H.  Burns  and  John  T.  Sullivan,  Miss  George  scored  an 
extraordinary  personal  success,  and  immediately  came  into 
remarkable  prominence,  her  work  being  compared  favorably 
with  the  best  of  our  young  actresses.  She  made  her  first  star- 
ring venture  at  the  5th  Avenue  Theatre  in  the  "  Countess 
Chiffon,"  an  exceptionally  bad  play,  and  although  the  young 
actress  again  scored  personal  success,  she  was  unable  to  carry 
the  "Countess"  to  success.  Nothing  daunted,  her  next  New 
York  appearance  was  made  in  "Her  Majesty,"  in  which  she 
portrayed  a  girl  queen  of  a  mythical  kingdom.  Again  an  un- 
questioned personal  success  was  hers,  and  the  play  ran  at  the 
Manhattan  Theatre  for  over  two  months,  and  was  withdrawn 
only  when  it  became  necessary  for  Miss  George  to  retire  from 
the  stage  for  a  brief  period.  The  coming  season  (1901-02) 
she  is  to  appear  for  an  extended  period  at  the  Theatre  Republic. 

In  private  life  Miss  George  is  the  wife  of  Wm.  A.  Brady,, 
the  well  known  manager. 

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GRACE     GEORGE. 


CHARLES  B.  HANFORD. 

Mr.  Charles  Barnum  Hanford  was  born  at  Sutter  Creek, 
Amador  County,  California,  on  May  5th,  1859.  He  is  the  son 
of  Levi  and  Lucy  Barnum  Hanford.  When  quite  young  he 
moved  with  his  parents  to  Loudon  County,  Virginia,  where  he 
spent  the  early  days  of  his  youth.  In  1879,  he  moved  to  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  He  was  graduated  at  the  Boys  High  School  in 
Washington,  and  later  entered  the  Columbian  College.  After 
leaving  that  institution  he  began  to  study  law,  but  gave  it  up  to 
prepare  himself  for  the  stage. 

Mr.  Hanford' s  first  appearance  on  the  stage  was  made  May 
12,  1881,  as  Cassius,  in  "Julius  Caesar,"  at  the  old  National 
Theatre,  Washington.  For  two  seasons  he  was  with  Thomas 
W.  Keene,  where  he  had  a  large  and  varied  experience,  playing 
in  all  the  smaller  parts  in  that  tragedian's  extensive  repertoire. 
He  was  next  engaged  to  play  ^gon,  in  **The  Comedy  of  Er- 
rors," in  Robson  and  Crane's  great  production  of  that  play. 
Then  followed  a  season  in  support  of  Edwin  Booth,  then  two 
seasons  with  Booth  and  Barrett,  and  one  with  Booth  and  Mod- 
jeska.  In  the  fall  of  1890  Mr.  Hanford  joined  Julia  Marlowe's 
company,  under  the  direction  of  Fred  Stinson,  and  played  the 
leading  light  and  heavy  comedy  roles.  Upon  the  death  of  Law- 
rence Barrett  and  the  retirement  of  Edwin  Booth,  Mr.  Hanford 
bought  their  scenic  equipment  for  the  play  "Julius  Caesar,"  and 
starred  as  Mark  Antony  during  the  season  of  1892-'93.  From 
then  until  the  spring  of  1899  Mr.  Hanford  appeared  in  many  roles, 
principally  Shakespearean.  In  the  spring  of  1899  Mr.  Hanford 
produced  for  the  first  time  the  play  "Private  John  Allen,"  by 
Lee  Arthur,  at  the  Columbia  Theatre,  Washington,  playing  the 
title  role  and  being  assisted  by  the  Frawley  Stock  Company. 
During  the  season  he  produced  the  same  piece  with  his  own 
company,  in  which  he  was  most  successful. 

Mr.  Hanford  is  a  member  of  the  Players  Club,  Actors 
Fund.     He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Good  Templars. 


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CHARLES     B.     HANFORD. 


JOHNSTONE  BENNETT. 

Consigned  to  the  membership  of  some  obscure  travelling- 
company,  many  a  good  actress'  talent  will  remain  in  obscurity 
until  she  is  rescued  by  an  actor  or  manager  of  metropolitan 
reputation  who  has  by  chance  seen  and  liked  her  work.  Such 
was  the  case  of  Johnstone  Bennett,  who,  while  playing  with  a 
small  company,  was  seen  by  Mr.  Richard  Mansfield,  and  that 
gentleman  being  much  impressed  with  her  work,  engaged  her 
to  create  the  part  of  Sally,  in  ''Monsieur."  Therefore  Miss 
Bennett  really  made  her  debut  with  Mr.  Mansfield  at  the  Madi- 
son Square  Theatre  in  1887. 

Miss  Bennett  was  born  on  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  November 
5,  1873.  Her  mother  was  Mrs.  Cronise,  who  died  while  her 
daughter,  Walenton  (Miss  Bennett's  real  name),  was  still  an 
infant.  She  was  adopted  by  a  Mrs.  Bennett,  who  had  her  edu- 
cated in  a  private  school. 

Miss  Bennett's  first  role  with  Mr.  Mansfield  was  a  success, 
and  she  remained  in  his  company,  later  appearing  as  Kathleen, 
in  "Beau  Brummell;"  the  Vassar  Girl,  in  "Prince  Karl;"  and 
the  Dancer,  in  "A  Parisian  Romance."  She  was  next  under 
the  management  of  Mr.  Chas.  Frohman,  appearing  in  his  "All 
the  Comforts  of  a  Home  "  Company,  as  Roxana.  Later  she 
created  the  role  of  Jane  in  the  play  of  that  name,  and  next 
appeared  as  Tommy,  in  "  The  Amazon."  Miss  Bennett  made  a 
most  pronounced  hit  in  the  title  role  of  "A  Female  Dnuumer," 
in  which  she  has  played  for  several  seasons,  but  has  recently 
left  the  company  to  go  into  vaudeville,  appearing  in  a  sketch,, 
written  by  herself,  entitled  "A  Quiet  Evening  at  Home." 


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JOHNSTONE     BENNETT. 


HARRY  CORSON  CLARKE. 

There  is  much  talk  now-a-days  of  the  actor  of  the  old 
school  as  compared  with  the  actor  of  the  new.  The  old-fashioned 
playgoers  clamor  for  the  sincerity  and  intensity  of  the  actors 
who  have  gone ;  the  yotmger  generation  upholds  the  modern 
player,  with  his  naturalness,  his  accuracy,  and  the  splendor  of 
the  surrounding  of  the  modern  stage.  It  is  a  controversy  that 
will  never  end.  But  once  in  a  while  an  actor  arises  who  com- 
bines the  sincerity  of  the  old  regime  with  the  outward  display 
of  the  new — and  such  an  actor  is  Harry  Corson  Clarke,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch. 

He  w^as  born  in  New  York  city,  January  13,  1863,  and  is 
the  son  of  H.  G.  and  Adele  Clarke,  both  prominently  identified 
in  the  profession.  His  grandfather  was  Corson  W.  Clarke,  stage 
manager  of  Barnum's  Museum,  in  the  palmy  days. 

From  his  early  boyhood  days  Mr.  Clarke  has  been  associ- 
ated with  the  theatre — first  as  advance  agent,  then  as  business 
manager,  and  finally  as  actor  manager.  He  has  appeared  in  a 
very  large  number  of  plays,  and  now  holds  the  record  of  play- 
ing 250  different  parts  in  250  consecutive  weeks.  His  first 
venture  as  a  star  was  in  the  role  of  Jones,  in  *' What  Happened 
to  Jones?"  touring  the  country  with  his  own  company  for  three 
seasons.  During  the  season  of  1900-'01  he  starred  as  Tomp- 
kins, in  the  comedy  entitled  "What  did  Tompkins  Do  ?  "  which 
was  probably  his  greatest  success  during  his  career  as  an  actor. 

Mr.  Clarke  is  a  member  of  the  A.  O.  O.  F.  Fund,  K.  of  P., 
B.  P.  O.  E.,  Royal  Arcanum,  and  Actors  Society. 


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HARRY     CORSON     CLARKE. 


MARIE  DRESSLER. 

This  popular  comedienne  is  of  Canadian  parentage,  and 
whose  real  name  is  Leila  Koerber,  was  born  in  Toronto,  Canada, 
November  9,  1870.  She  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  her 
native  city. 

She  made  her  debut  as  *'Kadisha,"  in  the  old  and  well 
known  comic  opera  "Mikado,"  at  Saginaw,  Michigan.  She 
later  appeared  in  "Lady  Slavey,"  and  in  "The  Man  in  the 
Moon."  She  has  been  seen  and  well  received  on  the  vaude- 
ville stage,  but  has  lately  taken  to  musical  extravaganza.  On 
Christmas  Day,  1900,  she  made  her  New  York  debut  as  a  star 
at  the  Victoria  Theatre  in  "Miss  Print,"  which  was  at  once 
pronounced  a  great  success. 

Miss  Dressier  has  a  personality  that  is  unique,  and  her 
methods  of  producing  laughter  are  far  removed  from  those  of 
other  comediennes.  She  is  original,  and,  as  a  facial  contor- 
tionist, is  supreme. 

Miss  Dressier  was  rather  diplomatic  in  selecting  Christmas 
Night  for  her  New  York  opening,  for,  by  so  doing,  she  had  all 
the  critics  at  her  performance,  as  there  was  no  other  first  pro- 
duction elsewhere  on  that  night,  and  Miss  Dressier  just  dotes 
on  critics,  when  they  say  nice  things  about  her. 


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MARIE     DRESSLER. 


ROBERT  COCHRAN   HILLIARD. 

An  actor  who  is  favorably  known  in  all  parts  of  the  United 
States  is  Robert  Cochran  Milliard,  and  who  has  been  actively 
identified  with  the  theatrical  profession  since  1886,  in  which 
year  he  made  his  first  appearance  in  his  own  theatre,  the 
Criterion,  of  Brooklyn,  New  York,  as  a  star  in  *'  False  Shame." 

Mr.  Hilliard  was  born  in  the  city  of  New  York,  the  28th 
day  of  May,  1857,  and  is  the  son  of  Robert  Bell  and  Caroline 
Matilda  Hilliard.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of  New  York, 
and  later  entered  "  Bishop's  College  School,"  of  Canada,  where 
he  graduated  with  honors. 

Besides  being  an  actor  who  has  long  been  known  as  a 
thoroughly  capable  one,  Mr.  Hilliard  is  an  author  and  has  writ- 
ten and  produced  several  very  successful  plays,  of  which 
*' Adrift,"  and  "The  Littlest  Girl,"  were  probably  the  most 
successful.  Mr.  Hilliard  assumed  the  role  of  Richard  Gray, 
in  "Adrift,"  which  was  produced  at  the  Union  Square  Theatre, 
New  York,  June  6,  1893;  previous  to  which,  however,  he  was 
under  the  management  of  Mr.  Charles  Frohman,  playing  the 
lead  in  "Daughters  of  Ireland,"  and  later  he  was  seen  in  the 
title  role  in  "Mr.  Barnes  of  New  York."  During  the  seasons 
of  1893-'94,  Mr.  Hilliard  associated  himself  with  Mr.  Paul  Ar- 
thur, starring  with  him  in  "The  Nominee."  Mr.  Hilliard  has 
also  been  seen  in  "Blue  Jeans,"  "  Lost  Twenty-Four  Hours," 
"A  Mummy,"  "White  Squadron,"  "Sporting  Life,"  "Wheels 
within  Wheels,"  and  has  supported  Mrs.  Langtry  and  Nat.  C. 
Goodwin.  He  has  more  recently  been  seen  as  a  headliner  in 
the  high  class  vaudeville  theatres  throughout  the  country. 

Politically  Mr.  Hilliard  is  a  democrat  and  a  member  of  the 
Democratic  Club  in  New  York,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Lambs  Club  of  New  York. 


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ROBERT     MILLIARD. 


LIZZIE  EVANS. 

This  favorite  comedienne,  who  was  born  in  Mount  Vernon, 
Ohio,  is  the  wife  of  Harry  Mills,  who  was  also  a  well  known 
comedian,  and  who  at  the  time  of  their  marriage  was  playing 
in  her  company.  They  were  married  in  1891,  at  Atlanta,  Georgia. 
Miss  Evans'  first  appearance  on  the  stage  was  with  the  late 
Barney  McAuley,  as  Clip,  in  "A  Messenger  from  Jarvis  Sec- 
tion," August  25,  1882.  She  was  next  seen  with  Milton  and 
Dolly  Nobles  in  their  old  and  well  known  play,  "  The  Phoenix." 
After  leaving  Mr.  Nobles'  company  she  was  starred  for  nine 
years  by  C.  E.  Callahan,  appearing  as  Chip,  in  '*  Frog's  Ferry;  " 
Jane,  in  "The  Buckeye;  "  also  taking  the  leading  part  in  "Our 
Angel,"  and  a  number  of  other  plays.  After  severing  her 
connection  with  Mr.  Callahan  Miss  Evans  retired  from  the  stage 
for  two  years,  and  afterwards  returned  to  play  the  part  of  Madge, 
in  "Old  Kentucky,"  meeting  with  great  success.  She  was  next 
seen  in  vaudeville,  in  which  branch  of  the  profession  she  re- 
mained until  the  season  of  1900-'01,  when  she  was  featured  in  "A 
Romance  of  Coon  Hollow,"  and  has  more  recently  appeared  in 
her  old  and  favorite  role  of  Chip,  the  character  in  which  she 
made  her  real  debut  when  but  seventeen  years  of  age. 

Miss  Evans  has  achieved,  by  her  genuine  art,  vivacity  and 
versatility,  a  prominent  place  among  the  notable  comediennes 
of  the  day. 


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LIZZIE     EVANS. 


GUY  BATES  POST. 

Guy  Bates  Post  comes  from  the  most  northwestern  corner 
of  the  United  States.  He  was  born  in  Seattle,  Washington,  in 
1875,  the  son  of  John  J.  Post,  and  for  a  few  years  "grew  up 
with  the  town."  His  early  education  was  received  in  the  public 
schools,  then  at  Trinity  School,  San  Francisco,  and  later  he 
spent  two  years  at  college,  leaving  to  go  on  the  stage.  When 
he  was  eighteen  years  old  he  made  his  professional  debut  in 
Chicago,  in  "  Charlotte  Corday,"  with  Mrs.  James  Brown  Potter 
and  Kyrle  Bellew.  His  part  was  small  in  this  piece,  but  he  had 
opportunity  to  show  the  talent  in  him,  and  when  his  engagement 
ended,  he  found  little  difficulty  in  obtaining  employment. 

For  a  j^ear  or  so  Mr.  Post  was  satisfied  with  minor  roles, 
preparing  himself  for  more  prominent  work  later.  When  Israel 
Zangwill  was  looking  about  for  a  cast  to  present  his  dramatiza- 
tion of  his  own  book,  "The  Children  of  the  Ghetto,"  Mr.  Post 
was  selected  to  fill  the  part  of  David  Brandon,  the  Gentile  lover 
of  the  Jewish  girl.  During  the  short  and  rather  unsuccessful 
run  of  this  play  his  work  came  in  for  much  praise  on  the  part 
of  the  critics.  As  Randon  Crowley,  in  "Vanity  Fair,"  he  has 
also  won  much  praise,  and  his  work  as  Lieutenant  Denton,  in 
"Arizona,"  helped  to  raise  him  higher  in  the  ranks.  In  "My 
Lady  Dainty,"  in  which  Herbert  Kelcey  and  Effie  Shannon  were 
starred  during  the  early  part  of  the  season  of  1900-'01,  Mr.  Post 
had  the  role  of  Robert  Racket,  the  lover  of  "My  Lady,"  and 
played  with  so  much  earnestness  and  truth  of  expression  as 
to  add  much  to  the  play.  More  recently  he  has  been  seen  as 
Abbe  Tiberge,  in  "Manon  Lescaut." 

Mr.  Post  is  well  fitted  in  face  and  figure  to  play  romantic 
roles,  and  with  his  expressive  voice  and  graceful  carriage,  never 
fails  to  make  the  most  of  a  part.  He  is  a  painstaking  actor,  with 
love  for  his  work  and  gifted  with  enough  confidence  to  make 
success  assured. 


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GUY     BATES     POST. 


FANNY  RICE. 

The  high  esteem  in  which  this  clever  and  well  known  com- 
medienne  is  held  by  the  members  of  her  chosen  profession  is 
clearly  demonstrated  by  the  fact  that  she  had  the  honor  of  being- 
selected  as  one  of  ten  representative  stars  of  America,  to  make 
up  the  famous  all-star  cast,  which  produced  Sheridan's  comedy, 
"The  Rivals,"  with  Mr.  Joseph  Jefferson  at  the  head.  Miss 
Rice  was  given  the  role  of  Lucy,  and  although  the  character 
itself  is  an  tmimportant  one,  the  manner  and  style  with  which 
Miss  Rice  portrayed  it  won  for  her  much  praise. 

Miss  Rice  was  born  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  February  4,  1866, 
and  is  the  daughter  of  Edwin  C.  and  lanthe  Rice,  both  well 
known  and  highly  respected  residents  of  that  city.  Her  educa- 
tion was  received  at  a  private  school  in  Boston.  It  was  in  that 
city  that  she  made  her  debut,  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  with  the 
Boston  Ideal  Opera  Company,  as  Lady  Ella,  in '*  Patience." 
She  remained  in  the  operatic  branch  of  the  profession  for  a 
number  of  years,  appearing  in  *'Nadjy"  and  "The  Brigands," 
but  left  that  to  go  into  legitimate  comedy.  A  few  of  her  most 
important  roles  have  been,  as  Lady  Grafton,  in  "The  Circus 
Rider;"  Nan,  in  "The  Good  for  Nothing;"  Nell,  in  "My 
Milliner's  Bill;"  and  A  Jolly  Surprise,  in  "At  the  French  Ball." 
In  the  latter  role  Miss  Rice's  success  was  a  most  phenomenal 
one,  and  earned  for  her  a  place  of  prominence  among  the 
great  women  on  the  American  stage.  During  the  present 
season  (1900-'01)  she  is  appearing,  with  her  usual  success,  in 
"NellGwynne." 

In  private  life  Miss  Rice  is  the  wife  of  Mr.  G.  W.  Prudy. 


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FANNY     RICE. 


HOWARD  KYLE. 

One  of  the  best  known  actors  both  in  stock  and  "star" 
companies  is  Howard  Kyle,  whose  name  in  private  life  is  K\^le 
A.  Vandagrift,  and  who  comes  of  old  revolutionary  stock.  He 
was  born  in  Shullsburg",  Wisconsin,  and  received  his  early 
education  in  the  district  school,  later  graduating  from  Union 
School,  Mount  Carroll,  Illinois.  His  first  intention  was  to  adopt 
law  as  his  profession,  and  to  this  end  read  law  for  the  legal 
term  of  two  years  in  an  office  in  Chicago.  Being  an  earnest 
student  of  Shakespeare,  however,  and  feeling  a  desire  to  try  the 
stage,  he  gave  up  the  idea  of  becoming  a  lawyer,  and  when 
twenty-one  years  of  age  made  his  first  professional  appearance 
at  Janesville,  Wisconsin,  in  "  Hamlet,"  being  tolerably  successful 
at  the  start.  Since  then  he  has  had  a  wide  and  diversified  ex- 
perience. 

Mr.  Kyle's  early  stage  work  was  with  stock  companies 
playing  Shakespearean  roles.  He  appeared  in  all  the  acting 
plays  of  Shakespeare,  playing  leading  parts  and  becoming  well 
known  throughout  the  middle  west.  He  has  essayed  the  part 
of  Uncle  Tom  in  '*  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin,"  and  has  had  the  leading 
roles  in  nearly  all  the  best  modern  plays  used  by  stock  com- 
panies. Most  successful  among  his  pieces  have  been,  "Magda," 
*'Mary  Stuart,"  ''Way  Down  East,"  and  "Nathan  Hale."  He 
played  with  much  success,  and  received  much  praise  in  the  part 
of  Paolo  in  "  Francesca  da  Rimini,"  though  he  has  found  less 
pleasure  in  it  than  in  some  other  characters.  In  fact  Mr.  Kyle 
has  enjoyed  most  his  Shakespearean  experiences  of  the  earlier 
days. 

Mr.  Kyle  is  a  member  of  the  Players  Club  of  New  York 
and  of  the  Actors  Society,  and  is  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He  is  a  close  student  in  his 
profession  and  generally  succeeds  in  putting  the  most  possible 
into  every  part  he  plays. 


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HOWARD     KYLE. 


MARIE  CELESTE. 

Marie  Celeste's  career  as  a  soubrette  furnishes  an  unusual 
example  of  a  rapid  rise  to  the  top  rank  in  the  operatic  profes- 
sion by  sheer  force  of  merit. 

Marie  Celeste  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Martin  of 
New  York  city,  in  which  city  Marie  was  born  not  a  great  many 
years  ago.  She  received  her  early  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  her  native  city,  and  later  studied  music  at  the  New  York 
Conservatory.  Before  she  had  graduated  from  the  conserva- 
tory her  father  died,  and  it  became  necessary  for  Miss  Celeste 
to  look  about  for  a  means  whereby  to  earn  her  livelihood.  She 
was  by  nature  well  fitted  for  the  stage,  being  the  possessor  of 
an  unusually  good  high  soprano  voice,  daintiness  of  face  and 
figure,  and  a  winsome  personality.  With  all  these  qualifications 
Miss  Celeste  had  little  trouble  in  obtaining  an  engagement  with 
a  stock  company  at  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia.  This  was  in  1890, 
and  her  first  part  was  Pantile,  in  "  The  Great  Metropolis."  She 
remained  with  this  company  some  time,  playing  new  parts  twice 
a  week  and  thereby  gaining  the  experience  which  stood  her  in 
good  stead  in  more  recent  years.  Miss  Celeste's  next  engage- 
ment was  with  Mr.  Charlie  Read  and  Willie  Collier  in  the  farce 
comedy  entitled  '*  Hoss  and  Hoss."  She  was  later  given  the 
part  of  Paquita,  in  Lillian  Russell's  opera  "Girofle-Girofla;  " 
and  also  appeared  as  Petita,  in  *'The  Princesse  Nicotine; "  and 
Wanda,  in  "The  Grand  Duchess."  During  the  season  of  1894- 
'95  she  was  with  Delia  Fox  in  ''The  Little  Trooper,"  and  the 
following  season  was  again  with  the  Lillian  Russell  opera  com- 
pany, appearing  in  *'The  Tzigane,"  "  La  Perichole,"  and  "The 
Little  Duke."  Miss  Celeste  will  also  be  most  pleasantly  re- 
membered by  many  in  "  One  Round  of  Pleasure,"  "Jack  and 
the  Beanstalk,"  "The  Bride  Elect,"  "The  Runaway  Girl,"  and 
"San  Toy."  The  accompanying  picture  of  Miss  Celeste  's  as 
she  appeared  in  the  latter  named  piece. 


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MARIE     CELESTE. 


NEILSON  BURGESS. 

"Neil"  Burgess,  famous  as  Miss  Abby  in  "The  County 
Fair,"  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  June  29,  1851,  his  mother's 
name  being  Ellen  A.  Lunt.  He  received  his  early  education  in 
the  public  school  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and  when  nineteen 
years  of  age  made  his  prof essional  debut  with  Spaulding's  Bell 
Ringers  at  a  theatre  in  Providence,  R.  I.  A  variety  perform- 
ance was  being  given  at  that  time,  consisting  of  a  series  of 
what  are  now  called  vaudeville  acts,  and  closing  with  a  one  act 
farce  of  some  sort.  It  happened  one  night  that  the  woman  who 
was  to  play  the  part  of  a  quick  tempered  old  maid,  became  ill 
and  could  not  go  on  with  the  part.  Mr.  Burgess,  who  knew 
her  lines,  volunteered  to  try  the  character;  he  was  given  an  op- 
portunity, and  made  an  instant  success.  The  managers  per- 
suaded him  to  continue  in  the  work,  which  he  did  for  awhile, 
but  finally  became  so  disgusted  that  he  resigned  and  went  to 
New  York  with  barely  enough  money  to  pay  his  fare,  and  after 
much  hardship,  was  obliged  to  return  to  Providence  to  take  up 
the  hated  work  again. 

In  time  he  conceived  the  idea  of  making  a  play  from  one 
of  the  sketches  in  which  he  had  appeared,  and  "Vim,"  his  first 
play  was  the  result.  This  was  followed  by  "The  Widow  Be- 
dott,"  and  then  came  "The  County  Fair,"  with  its  phenomenal 
run  of  over  two  consecutive  seasons  in  New  York  city.  Mr. 
Burgess  took  this  play  on  tour  through  the  larger  cities  in  this 
country  and  then  to  England,  where  it  was  not  so  successful. 
Then  for  several  years  it  was  taken  from  the  road.  For  a  few 
months  Mr.  Burgess  tried  vaudeville  in  a  condensed  version  of 
"Vim,"  and  at  the  begining  of  the  past  season  (1899-1900) 
revived  "The  County  Fair,"  and  played  with  much  success. 

Mr.  Burgess  is  a  member  of  the  lodge  of  Masons,  a  pleasant 
man  to  meet  and  an  excellent  story  teller. 


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NEIL     BURGESS. 


FLORENCE  KAHN. 

Florence  Kahn,  who  has  been  leading-  lady  with  Richard 
Mansfield  during  the  past  season  ( 1900-'01 ) ,  is  a  Southern  girl,  her 
native  place  being  Memphis,  Tennessee,  where  she  was  born 
March  3, 1876.  Her  first  years  of  school  life  were  spent  at  the  city 
schools  and  then  at  Smith  High  School,  Memphis.  She  attended 
the  Clara  Conway  Institute  for  awhile,  had  several  private  teach- 
ers, and  finally,  having  determined  to  make  the  stage  her  profes- 
sion, entered  the  American  Academy  of  Dramatic  Arts,  in  New 
York,  from  which  she  graduated.  Her  first  appearance  on  the  stage 
was  in  Buffalo,  New  York,  when  she  was  nineteen  years  old, 
and  the  play  was '' The  Girl  I  Left  Behind  Me."  Since  then 
she  has  appeared  in  a  number  of  successful  plays,  always  with 
credit  to  herself. 

She  appeared  a  few  seasons  ago  as  Lady  de  Winter,  in 
*'  The  Musketeers,"  practically  creating  the  role,  and  she  divided 
honors  with  the  star  for  her  thorough  and  painstaking  portrayal 
of  this  difficult  character.  As  Hilda,  in  "The  Master  Builder," 
she  again  had  a  splendid  opportunity  to  prove  her  worth  in  in- 
tense parts,  and  in  this  play  also  she  received  much  of  the 
praise  awarded  the  performance  of  the  play. 

During  the  season  1900-'01  she  was  with  Richard  Mansfield 
in  his  magnificent  production  of  ''Henry  V,"  having  the  part 
of  Chorus,  hardly  a  character  in  the  play,  but  something  very 
necessary  to  the  correct  understanding  of  the  story.  She  was 
selected  for  this  part  of  the  production  on  account  of  her 
powers  of  elocution,  and  so  well  did  she  read  the  lines  that  she 
came  in  for  a  large  part  of  the  favorable  criticism  the  play  re- 
ceived. For  the  coming  season  (1901-'02)  Miss  Kahn  has  been 
engaged  as  support  for  James  K.  Hackett  in  his  starring  tour 
of  "Don  Caesar's  Return." 


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FLORENCE     KAHN, 


GUS  WILLIAMS. 

An  old  time  favorite  and  well  known  both  as  an  author 
and  as  a  delineator  of  Dntch  comedy  is  Mr.  Gus  Williams.  He 
was  born  July  the  19th,  in  New  York  city,  1848,  and  is  a  son 
of  Gustave  William  Leweck.  Mr.  Williams  attended  the  gram- 
mar school  of  New  York,  but  left  his  studies  at  an  early  age 
to  go  upon  the  stage,  previous  to  which,  however,  he  had  served 
through  a  greater  part  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion,  he  was  a 
member  of  Company  F,  48th  Indiana  Volunteer  Infantry,  in 
which  he  enlisted  August  12,  1862.  His  first  appearance  on  the 
stage  was  with  the  J.  B.  Ashton  Dramatic  Company,  at  Hunts- 
ville,  Ala.,  on  November  14,  1864.  The  piece  that  company 
was  then  playing  was  called  "The  Pirate  Legacy,"  and  Mr. 
Williams  was  given  the  part  of  Carney.  Four  years  later  he 
was  with  Tony  Pastor  as  Dutch  comedian.  He  remained  with 
Mr.  Pastor  for  ten  years,  and  no  doubt  there  are  many  who 
remember  him  even  to  this  late  day;  particularly  remember  his 
songs,  ''Keiser  Do  You  Want  To  Buy  a  Dog,"  "Dot  Little 
German  Band,"  and  many  others.  In  1879  Mr.  Williams  began 
to  star  as  J.  Adolph  Dinkel,  in  "Our  German  Senator,"  follow- 
ing in  "One  of  the  Finest,"  "  Keppler's  Fortunes,"  "April 
Fool,"  and  "Oh!  What  a  Night."  Besides  being  an  author  of 
a  large  number  of  comic  songs,  he  has  also  written  some  senti- 
mental ones,  "  See  that  my  Grave 's  Kept  Green,"  "  Pretty  Little 
Dark  Blue  Eyes,"  "Don't  Forget  Mother,"  etc. 

Perhaps  it  would  be  well  to  mention  for  the  benefit  of  those 
who  perhaps  remember  the  songs  and  plays  mentioned  above, 
but  who  cannot  recall  the  name  of  Gus  Williams,  that  previous 
to  March,  1885,  Mr.  Williams  was  known  as  Gustave  William 
Leweck,  but  March  1,  1885,  his  name  was  legally  changed  to 
Gus  Williams. 

Mr.  Williams  is  a  mason,  having  attained  the  32°,  he  is 
also  a  member  of  B.  P.  O.  Elks,  G.  A.  R.,  and  the  White  Rats 
of  America. 


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GUS     WILLIAMS. 


ALBERTA  GALLATIN. 

Miss  Alberta  Gallatin,  who  has  had  the  honor  of  being 
in  the  support  of  half  a  dozen  or  more  of  America's  greatest 
artists,  and  who  is  something  of  a  great  actress  herself,  is  a 
Virginian  by  birth,  her  father  being  General  Gallatin  Jenkins, 
noted  during  the  civil  war  as  a  confederate  officer  of  much 
ability.  Miss  Gallatin  was  born  April  5,  1870,  and  received  her 
education  at  the  Mary  Institute,  in  St.  Louis.  At  the  age  of 
nineteen  she  was  taken  into  the  company  headed  by  Mrs.  D.  P. 
Bowers  and  made  her  first  professional  appearance  at  Pittsburg 
in  "Mary  Stuart." 

She  was  marked  for  success  at  the  start,  for  besides  being 
possessed  of  a  face  and  manner  well  calculated  to  make  her 
adept  at  the  mimic's  art,  she  had  that  inborn  talent  so  necessary 
to  an  actor,  that  must  show  itself  even  in  a  small  part.  She 
rose  rapidly  in  her  chosen  profession,  and  in  a  short  time  became 
leading  lady  in  various  well  known  productions.  One  of  her 
earlier  successes  was  in  "As  You  Like  It,"  and  soon  after  she 
met  with  much  praise  by  her  work  in  "  Carmen."  She  appeared 
in  "Aristocracy  "  shortly  after  its  first  production,  and  had  the 
role  of  "  Nell  Gwynne"  in  the  play  of  the  same  name,  and  has 
played  Ophelia  to  a  well  known  actor's  "  Hamlet." 

During  her  professional  career  Miss  Gallatin  has  supported 
such  well  known  stars  as  Richard  Mansfield,  Thomas  Keene, 
Henry  Miller,  E.  H.  Sothern,  Mrs.  Fiske  and  Joseph  Jefferson. 

Miss  Gallatin's  work  in  the  various  parts  she  has  essayed 
since  her  first  appearance  on  the  stage,  has  been  noted  for  the 
originality  of  her  conceptions  and  for  the  care  she  bestows  on 
the  study  of  the  parts.  She  is  a  charming  reader  and  possessed 
of  a  face  full  of  mobility  and  power. 


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ALBERTA     GALLATIN. 


CHARLES  DALTON. 

Mr.  Dalton  has  long-  been  known  as  a  capable  actor  and 
leading  man.  It  was  not  long-  after  his  entrance  into  the  pro- 
fession that  his  good  work  in  minor  roles  brought  him  advance- 
ment, and  earned  him  popular  favor  in  important  roles.  He 
was  born  in  Rochester,  Kent,  England,  and  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  common  schools  there,  and  later  attended  a  well 
known  university  from  which  he  graduated  at  a  comparatively 
early  age. 

His  first  appearance  on  the  stage  was  in  Brighton,  England, 
at  the  age  of  twenty,  in  "Sister  Mary."  His  best  work  has 
been  done  in  emotional  roles,  displaying  a  most  artistic  inter- 
pretation. Some  of  the  more  important  plays  in  which  Mr. 
Dalton  has  appeared  are  "For  the  Crown,"  "English  Rose," 
"Tess,"  "The  Lady  from  the  Sea,"  "White  Rose,"  "  Cym- 
beline,"  "Romeo  and  Juliet,"  "Camille,"  and  "  Sister  Mary." 
For  the  past  season  (1900-'01)  he  has  been  most  successfully  ap- 
pearing in  Mr.  Barrett's  great  play  "The  Sign  of  the  Cross." 

He  will  star  next  season  in  a  new  play,  under  the  management  of 
Frank  Sanger  and  William  Greet.  Mr.  Dalton,  in  all  his  work,  has 
been  thorough  and  painstaking,  showing  that  close  study  has 
supplemented  his  natural  ability. 


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CHARLES     DALTON. 


MARY  SANDERS. 

A  FAVORITE  with  many  playgoers  throughout  the  country, 
and  particularly  so  with  those  of  Boston  and  Washington,  is 
Mary  Sanders,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  She  w^as  born  in 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  but  when  very  young  moved  with  her 
parents  to  Chicago,  where  she  received  her  education  in  a 
private  school.  After  graduating  from  school  she  immediately 
entered  the  American  Academy  of  Dramatic  Art,  an  institution 
which  is  now  connected  with  the  Empire  Theatre  in  New  York. 
Her  first  professional  appearance  was  made  in  New  York,  at 
the  Lyceum  Theatre,  in  Steele  Mackaye's  "  Dakolar."  After  a 
tour  through  New  York  State  she  appeared  with  Helen  Dauvray 
m  ''  One  of  Our  Girls."  She  was  later  engaged  for  Effie  Ellsler's 
company  to  play  soubrette  roles,  and  appeared  in  "Camille," 
"  Frou-Frou,"  "The  Daughters  of  the  Nile,"  and  ''Woman 
against  Woman."  After  two  very  successful  seasons  in  "  Jim 
the  Penman,"  in  which  she  impersonated  the  role  of  Agnes 
Ralston,  Miss  Sanders  retired  from  the  stage.  During  the  sea- 
son of  1893-'94  she  returned  to  her  profession  and  for  four 
seasons  appearedat  the  National  Theatre  in  Washington,  D.  C, 
impersonating  during  that  time  more  than  two  hundred  charac- 
ters. For  a  few  weeks  during  the  season  of  1895-'96  she  was 
with  Mr.  Richard  Mansfield's  company.  Miss  Sanders  was  one 
of  the  original  members  of  the  stock  company  at  the  Castle 
Square  Theatre,  in  Boston,  where  she  remained  three  seasons, 
playing  all  the  principal  comedy  and  ingenue  parts,  a  very  wide 
range,  embracing  almost  everything,  from  "  Esmeralda  "  to 
"Topsy." 

During  the  season  of  1899-1900  Miss  Sanders  was  starred 
in  "  Little  Nell  and  the  Marchioness,"  a  play  which  was  one  of 
the  many  failures  of  that  season.  During  the  past  season 
(1900-'01)  Miss  Sanders  appeared  with  much  success  as  Ora,  in 
Liebler  &  Company's  production  of  "  Lost  River." 

Miss  Sanders  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Actors  Asso- 
ciation, Twelfth  Night  Club,  and  Society  of  the  Alumni  of  the 
Association  of  Dramatic  Art. 


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MARY  SANDERS. 


ELMER  BUFFHAM. 

Mr.  Elmer  Clyde  Buffham's  stage  career  can  be  traced 
ba,ck  about  twelve  years,  during-  which  time  he  acquired  a  well 
rounded  fund  of  knowledge  in  various  stock  and  road  companies. 

He  was  born  July  6,  1874,  at  Bloomington,  Illinois,  and  is 
the  son  of  George  and  Anna  Buffham.  His  early  education  was 
received  in  the  public  schools  and  the  finishing  part  under  a 
private  tutor.  His  first  stage  appearance  was  made  in  Chicago 
in  "Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde."  He  later  appeared  in  "The 
Merchant  of  Venice,"  "  Othello,"  "  Hamlet,"  "  Lady  of  Lyons," 
"  Romeo  and  Juliet,"  and  "  David  Garrick."  During  the  season 
of  1899-1900  he  made  a  pronounced  hit  in  the  East  by  his  work 
in  Shakespearean  drama,  portraying  such  characters  as  Bas- 
sanio,  Laertes,  lago,  etc.,  in  a  most  masterful  manner.  The 
character  of  lago,  in  particular,  being  so  well  done  as  to  procure 
for  him  the  leading  position  as  Rudolph  Rassendyll  and  King 
Rudolph  in  "  The  Prisoner  of  Zenda,"  in  which  he  has  been 
appearing  during  the  past  season— 1900-'01.  In  this  diffi- 
cult dual  role,  Mr.  Buffham  has  made  such  a  marked  impres- 
sion, and  proved  himself  such  a  popular  favorite,  that  Shipman 
Brothers  have  engaged  him  to  play  the  same  parts  in  their 
"  Rupert  of  Hentzau  "  production  next  season  (1901-'02). 

Mr.  Buffham  in  addition  to  being  a  vigorous  manly  actor,  is 
also  quite  a  matinee  favorite,  and  bids  fair  to  be  numbered 
amongst  the  successful  star  actors  of  the  future. 

Mr.  Buffham  is  married  to  Miss  Delia  Merle,  who  was  also 
a  member  of  "The  Prisoner  of  Zenda"  Company,  appearing 
in  the  role  of  Frau  Teppich. 


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ELMER     BUFFHAM. 


BLANCHE  CROZIER. 

Miss  Blanche  Crozier  is  by  birth  a  Canadian,  her  home 
being  in  Brantford,  Ontario,  where  she  was  born  in  1881.  Her 
parents  are  very  well  known  society  people  of  Brantford.  They 
gave  to  their  daughter  Blanche  every  opportunity  for  a  good 
education,  of  which  she  took  advantage,  graduating  from  her 
school  with  high  honors. 

Miss  Crozier  made  her  professional  debut  only  a  few  years 
ago  in  Winnipeg,  with  the  Nelson  Stock  Company. 

Three  years  ago  she  created  quite  a  furore  by  her  beautiful 
conception  of  "Juliet,"  and  later  appeared  as  Rosa  Columbia, 
in  "Arabian  Nights."  This  season  (1900-'01)  she  is  winning 
additional  laurels  by  her  winsome  interpretation  of  the  leading 
part  of  Gabrielle  Du  Bois,  in  Shipman  Brothers'  romantic  play, 
entitled  "A  Cavalier  of  France,"  which  has  been  touring,  with 
Walker  Whiteside  as  the  star,  through  the  Eastern  and  Central 
States. 

Miss  Crozier's  success  lies  in  her  winsome  ways,  her  sweet- 
ness and  naturalness,  while  her  delineation  of  character  is  force- 
ful and  realistic.  She  has  a  host  of  admirers  all  over  the  coun- 
try and  is  rapidly  winning  distinction  by  proving  herself  one  of 
the  most  versatile  higenue  actresses  of  the  day.  A  bright  future 
is  predicted  for  her. 

During  the  season  of  1901-'02  she  will  support  a  well  known 
star  in  a  new  play  which  is  to  be  produced  by  Shipman  Brothers.. 


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BLANCHE     CROZIER. 


SIDNEY  TOLER. 

Sidney  Sommers  Toler,  who  for  the  past  few  seasons 
has  been  leading  man  with  Corse  Pay  ton's  stock  company,  has 
made  a  distinct  success  in  stock  work.  Mr.  Toler  has  the  tem- 
perament, appearance  and  education  that  fit  him  well  for  leading 
roles,  and  his  versatility  is  marked. 

Mr.  Toler  is  a  native  of  Missouri,  being-  born  in  the  town 
of  Warrensburg,  of  that  State,  April  28,  1874.  His  father  is 
Mr.  H.  G.  Toler,  at  present  a  well  known  resident  of  Wichita, 
Kansas.  Sidney,  or  H.  G.  Toler,  Jr.,  as  he  is  known  in  private 
life,  received  an  excellent  education.  When  a  young  boy  he  was 
sent  to  the  public  schools  of  Warrensburg,  and  later  was  a 
student  at  the  Kansas  University  from  which  institution  he 
graduated  at  an  early  age.  Before  he  had  atta'.ned  his  majority 
Mr.  Toler  decided  to  become  an  actor,  having  displayed  con- 
siderable talent  in  that  line  in  several  plays  produced  by  the 
college  students  and  in  which  he  always  had  a  prominent  part. 
His  first  appearance  on  the  professional  stage  was  in  August  of 
1892,  and  when  Mr.  Toler  was  but  eighteen  years  of  age.  He 
was  given  a  small  part  in  "  The  Master  Man,"  while  it  was  being 
presented  at  the  9th  Street  Theatre  in  Kansas  City.  Mr.  Toler' s 
professional  career  has  been  spent  mostly  with  stock  compa- 
nies during  which  time  he  has  appeared  in  a  large  number  of 
plays,  always  meeting  with  favor  from  both  press  and  public. 
Quite  recently  he  has  been  engaged  by  Julia  Marlowe,  to  play  the 
Duke  of  Buckingham  in  "When  Knighthood  was  in  Flower." 
Besides  being  an  actor  of  considerable  ability,  Mr.  Toler  is 
also  an  author,  having  written  a  number  of  very  successful 
plays,  two  of  which  are  "The  Bell  of  Richmond,"  and  "The 
Dancing  Master." 

In  fraternal  circles  Mr.  Toler  is  a  Mason,  having  received 
the  32°,  a  Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  of  the  New  York  Mecca, 
and  a  member  of  the  Lodge  of  Elks. 


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SIDNEY     SOMMERS     TOLER. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  WEST. 

American  minstrelsy  is  a  type  of  entertainment  distinctly 
the  property  of  the  United  States,  and  one  of  the  most  distinct 
types  of  the  American  minstrel  is  William  Henry  West,  who 
has  been  prominently  associated  with  black  face  musical  plays 
for  the  past  fifteen  years.  Mr.  West  was  born  in  Syracuse,  New 
York,  June  18,  1853,  the  son  of  a  prominent  Irish  family  of  that 
city,  the  Flynns.  He  received  his  education  at  the  schools  in 
Auburn,  New  York,  and  began  at  an  early  age  to  appear  before 
the  public  as  an  entertainer  at  amateur  performances,  in  Auburn, 
and  in  1870  as  a  professional,  in  Buffalo.  After  beginning  his 
professional  career,  he  adopted  the  name  of  West,  and  later 
had  the  change  made  legal  by  an  act  of  the  New  York  legisla- 
ture. 

Mr.  West's  first  professional  experiences  were  on  the  vaude- 
ville stage,  and  it  is  due  largely  to  this  training  that  he  has  risen 
to  his  present  high  position  in  the  ranks  of  minstrels.  His 
success  in  his  early  work  was  marked  from  the  start.  Perse- 
verance, application  and  innate  ability  to  entertain,  coupled  with 
a  knack  of  knowing  what  the  public  wants,  and  how  to  furnish 
it,  all  helped  him  to  the  place  he  now  occupies. 

Becoming  dissatisfied  with  the  comparatively  small  results 
obtainable  on  the  variety  stage  in  those  days,  Mr.  West  looked 
toward  the  high  class  minstrel  show  as  a  more  fitting  place  for 
his  talents.  He  obtained  a  partner,  engaged  performers  and 
started  out  with  his  own  company,  succeeding  the  first  season 
in  establishing  a  strong  record  for  his  organization,  and  showing 
himself  to  be  no  less  a  manager  than  performer.  West's  min- 
strels are  now  known  all  over  the  country  as  being  near  the  ideal 
of  black  face  singers  and  comedians. 

Mr.  West  is  a  member  of  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Knights  Templar, 
New  York  city,  is  a  Shriner,  and  a  life  member  of  Elks  Lodge 
No.  22,  Brooklyn.  His  home  is  at  Bensonhurst,  Long  Island, 
N.  Y. 


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WILLIAM     H.    WEST. 


JENNIE  EUSTACE. 

Miss  Jennie  A.  Eustace,  who  so  ably  supported  Henry 
Miller  in  "  Richard  Savage  "  during-  the  past  season,  was  born 
in  Troy,  New  York,  October  23,  1867.  She  attended  school  in 
her  native  town,  and  when  far  enough  advanced  was  sent  to 
college,  where  she  remained  until  her  eighteenth  year.  She 
had  been  desirous  of  going  on  the  stage,  and  in  1885  she  made 
her  debut  at  Yonkers,  New  York,  the  play  being  "The  Cape 
Mail,"  a  sterling  melodrama  that  is  still  popular. 

Miss  Eustace  rose  rapidly  in  her  profession  to  a  position  of 
merit,  and  after  spending  a  few  years  of  apprenticeship,  became 
known  as  a  talented  actress  in  stock  companies.  Among  her 
first  successes  may  be  mentioned  "  Jim,  The  Penman,"  in  which 
Miss  Eustace  had  the  leading  female  role.  She  remained  in  the 
cast  of  this  peculiar  detective  play  for  some  time  during  its 
remarkable  metropolitan  and  ** road"  success.  When  the  cast 
for  "Alabama"  was  being  selected  for  the  first  season  of  the 
piece.  Miss  Eustace  was  chosen  for  an  important  part,  which 
she  filled  with  her  customary  care  and  study.  Following  "  Ala- 
bama," another  success  was  in  "  Madame  Sans  Gene,"  the  play 
that  raged  a  few  years  ago,  but  has  since  been  relegated  to  stock 
companies.  In  this  piece,  as  in  all  others  in  which  she  has 
appeared.  Miss  Eustace's  work  stood  out  on  account  of  its  own 
merit,  and  she  received  praise  from  every  quarter.  During  the 
season  of  1900-'01,  she  appeared  in  "Richard  Savage,"  play- 
ing Mrs.  Brett,  the  opposite  to  Henry  Miller's  part. 

Miss  Eustace's  acting  is  marked  with  an  earnestness  of 
purpose  and  a  care  in  study  that  go  far  toward  making  her  per- 
formances finished  in  every  detail.  She  has  a  charming  person- 
ality, and  a  voice  capable  of  portraying  accurately  every  emotion 
she  is  called  upon  to  illustrate. 


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JENNIE     EUSTACE. 


ARTHUR  DONALDSON. 

Arthur  Donaldson,  a  new  Swedish- American  actor  who 
has  come  into  prominence  during-  the  past  season,  has  about  as 
bright  a  future  before  him  as  any  player  now  appearing  on  the 
stage.  Although  not  quite  thirty  years  old  he  is  already  most 
favorably  known. 

Mr.  Donaldson  was  born  near  Norsholm,  Sweden,  and  as  a 
small  boy  developed  uncommon  talent  as  a  mimic.  When  but 
seven  years  of  age  he  made  his  debut  at  the  Stora  Theatre, 
Nowkoping,  in  a  play  called  "Uncle  Brown's  Leather  Couch." 
His  first  American  appearance  was  made  with  a  Swedish  com- 
pany during  the  season  of  1888-'89,  but  his  imperfect  knowledge 
of  the  English  language  was  a  drawback  to  his  success.  He 
left  the  stage,  then,  to  perfect  himself  in  the  language,  main- 
taining himself  by  working  for  a  watchmaker,  in  whose  art  he 
was  proficient. 

His  magnificent  baritone  voice  before  long  gained  him  a 
hearing  and  an  engagement  with  the  Duff  Opera  Company,  and 
subsequently  with  Ollis  Tarbot  and  Emma  Thursby  in  concert 
tours  under  the  direction  of  Major  J.  B.  Pond.  During  the 
season  of  1896-'97  he  sang  the  title  role  with  Fred  C.  Whitney's 
"Rob  Roy"  Company,  and  the  following  season  appeared  as 
Baron  Grim  in  "Madeline,  or  the  Magic  Kiss."  Then  after  a 
term  with  the  Tivoli  Opera  Company,  of  San  Francisco,  he 
joined  the  Augustin  Daly  Musical  Comedy  Company  and  ap- 
peared in  "The  Runaway  Girl,"  as  the  chief  of  the  brigands. 
During  the  season  of  1899-1900  he  went  starring  in  "Yon  Yon- 
son,"  and  made  a  hit  in  the  part. 

His  new  play,  "  Carl  Carlson,"  in  which  he  is  starred  by 
Moffatt  and  Park,  is  one  well  suited  to  his  peculiar  talents,  and 
as  the  Swedish-American  farm  hand  he  makes  it  hard  to  realize 
one  better  than  he.  Altogether  Mr.  Donaldson  has  sung  the 
leading  male  roles  in  59  operas  and  has  appeared  in  44  dramatic 
pieces. 


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ARTHUR     DONALDSON. 


FLORENCE  ROBERTS. 

An  excellent  actress  who  has  created  many  important  roles 
in  favorite  modern  plays  is  Miss  Florence  Roberts,  the  subject 
of  this  sketch.  She  is  favorably  known  to  American  playgoers, 
and  especially  to  those  of  New  York  and  Philadelphia,  where 
she  has  at  different  times  during  her  career  been  connected  with 
prominent  companies. 

Miss  Roberts  made  her  first  stage  appearance  under  the 
watchful  eyes  of  Mr.  Denman  Thompson  when  she  was  but 
fifteen  j^ears  old.  She  had  a  small  part  in  "  Joshua  Whitcomb," 
Mr.  Thompson's  first  rural  drama  of  note,  and  played  for  the 
first  time  in  New  York,  her  native  city.  She  is  the  daughter 
of  William  and  Adelaide  Roberts,  of  New  York.  She  received 
her  early  education  at  the  12th  Street  Grammar  School  of  New 
York,  which  she  left  when  fifteen  years  old  to  go  on  the  stage. 
Profiting  by  the  experience  gained  in  Denman  Thompson's 
"  Joshua  Whitcomb  "  Company,  she  readily  obtained  other  en 
gagements.  Miss  Roberts  has  appeared  in  a  large  number  oi 
plays,  a  few  of  which  have  been  "  Carmen,"  *'  The  Dancing  Girl,'' 
and  *' A  Woman  of  no  Importance."  Most  of  her  stage  life, 
however,  has  been  spent  in  stock  companies,  playing  the  lead- 
ing roles  and  being  most  favorably  known  wherever  she  has 
appeared.  During  the  season  of  1900-'01  she  has  been  con- 
nected with  the  Forepaugh  Stock  Company,  of  Philadelphia, 
where  she  has  been  most  successful.  Miss  Roberts  has  the  honor 
of  being  the  first  to  play  the  part  of  La  Tosca  in  the  play  of 
the  same  name  in  a  stock  company. 


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FLORENCE     ROBERTS. 


IN  DEX. 


P.A.GK 

Adams,  Maude 

32 

Akerstrom,  Ullie 

2S0 

Allen,  Viola      . 

8 

Alter,  Lottie     . 

234 

Anglin,  Margaret     . 

118 

Arbiickle,  Maclyn    . 

112 

Barnabee,  Henry  Clay     . 

88 

Barrymore,  Ethel     . 

184 

Bates,  Blanche 

208 

Bennett,  Johnstone 

260 

Bergere,  Valerie 

216 

Bertram,  Helen 

106 

Bigelow,  Charles 

252 

Bingham,  Amelia 

98 

Blair,  Eugenie 

220 

Bloodgood,  Clara    . 

204 

Brune,  Mrs.  Minnie  Tittell 

102 

Buffham,  Elmer 

290 

Burgess,  Neil   . 

278 

Butler,  Fred  J. 

244 

Byron,  Arthur 

182 

Cameron,  Grace 

110 

Carter,  Mrs.  Leslie 

24 

Celeste,  Marie 

27() 

Clarke,  Harry  Corson 

2(>2 

Collier,  William 

140 

Comstock,  Nannette 

246 

Conquest,  Ida 

66 

Crane,  William  H. 

30 

Crossman,  Henrietta 

86 

Crozier,  Blanche 

292 

Dalton,  Charles 

286 

Daniels,  Frank 

104 

D'Aryille,  Camille   . 

242 

Davenport,  E.  L.     . 

202 

Davidson,  Dore 

240 

Davies,  Phoebe 

176 

Davis,  .Jessie  Bartlett 

!)4 

DeAngelis,  Jefferson 
Dietrichstein,  Leo 
Dodson,  J.  E. 
Donaldson,  Arthur 
Dressier,  Marie 
Drew,  John 
Drouet,  Robert 

Elliott.  Maxine 
Ellsler,  Effie     . 
Eustace,  Jennie 
Evans,  Charles  E. 
Evans,  Lizzie  . 
Evesson,  Isabelle 

Farnum,  William 
Faversham,  William 
Fiske,  Mrs. 
Florence,  Katherine 


Gallatin,  Alberta 
George,  Grace 
Germaine,  Katherine 
Gillette,  William 
(lilman,  Mabelle 
Gilmore,  Paul 
Glaser,  Lulu     . 
Golden,  Richard 
Goodwin,  Nat.  C.    . 
Gould,  Howard 

Hackett,  James  K. 
Hall,  Pauline       .     . 
Haines,  Robert 
Hanford,  Charles     B. 
Harned,  Virginia     . 
Ha  worth,  Joseph 
Held,  Anna 
Herman,  Selma 
Heme,  James 


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INDEX. 

* 

PACK 

PAGK 

Hillard,  Robert 

.  266 

Odell,  Maude 

.  150 

Holland,  E.  M. 

.   120 

Olcott,  Chauncey     . 

.   158 

Holland,  Mildred 

.   192 

O'Neill,  James 

.     26 

Hopper,  DeWolf 

.     58 

Hopper,  Edna  Wal 

ace   .         .   146 

Post,  Guy  Bates 

.  270 

Howard,  Mabel 

.  200 

Powers,  James 

.  144 

Irving,  Isabel  . 

.   138 

Rehan,  Ada 

.     44 

Irwin,  May 

.   196 

Rice,  Fanny     . 

.  272 

Richman,  Charles    . 

.  136 

Jefferson,  Joseph 

.       6 

Roberts,  Florence    . 

.  302 

Jewett,  Henry 

.   194 

Robson,  Eleanor 

.     70 

Robson,  Stuart 

.     34 

Kahn,  Florence 

.  280 

Rockwell,  Florence 

.  212 

Kelcey,  Herbert 

.     50 

Roger,  Gus 

.   154 

Kendall,  Ezra 

.  210 

Roger,     Max    . 

.   152 

Kennark,  Jane 

.     90 

Ross,  Charles 

.   128 

Kyle,  Howard 

.  274 

Rush,  Isadore 

.   156 

Russell,  Annie 

.     36 

Lackaye,  Wilton 

.     80 

Russell,  Sol  Smith 

.     76 

LaPierre,  Irma 

.   188 

LeMoyne,  Mrs.  Sarah  Cowell      20 

Sanders,  Mary 

.  288 

Lipman,  Clara 

.     74 

Serrano,  Vincent     . 

.  254 

Shannon,  Effie 

.     52 

MacDonald,  Christi 

e        .         .160 

Skinner,  Otis 

.     54 

Mack,  Andrew 

.  198 

Spong,  Hilda 

.   172 

MacLean,  R.  D. 

.   16S 

Sothern,  E.  H. 

.     46 

Mcintosh,  Burr 

.  206 

Sully,  Daniel    . 

.  224 

May,  Edna 

.     28 

Sykes,  Jerome 

.  108 

Mann,  Louis     . 

.     72 

Mannering,  Mary 

.     40 

Templeton,  Fay 

.  230 

Mansfield,  Richard 

.     10 

Thompson,  Denman 

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